FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 1881265 · Received October 6, 2010

Report

Report Number
1644487-2010-02238
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 6, 2010
Date of Event
September 8, 2010
Report Date
September 8, 2010
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE "VNS APPARATUS" WOULD NOT REMAIN ON ONCE TURNED ON. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUSPECT COMPONENT WAS THE HANDHELD. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MISHANDLING OF THE DEVICE, THE HANDHELD WAS PLUGGED IN WHEN NOT IS USE AND REMAINED ON A DESK AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES. A NEW HANDHELD WAS SENT TO THE SITE. SITE WAS INSTRUCTED TO ALLOW THE HANDHELD TIME TO CHARGE AND CONNECT THE WAND TO THE NEW HANDHELD TO CONFIRM CONNECTION AND TO INFORM MANUFACTURER IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADD'L REPORTS OF PROBLEMS. THE HANDHELD AND FLASHCARD IN QUESTION HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE MFR AND ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING PRODUCT ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 250 521383

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1