FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 1910102 · Received November 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1644487-2010-02532
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 10, 2010
Date of Event
December 20, 2005
Report Date
October 11, 2010
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS INC
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED BY THE CURRENT TREATING PHYSICIAN THAT IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PT'S PARAMETER OFF-TIME WAS SET TO 60 MINS OFF, WHICH DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AN INTENDED SETTING. THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT INTERROGATE THE PT'S DEVICE AT THAT THE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT ON (B)(6) 2010. THE PT'S OFF-TIME WAS STILL AT 60 MINS OFF AT THAT TIME. A SEARCH PERFORMED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S PROGRAMMING HISTORY DATABASE INDICATED THAT THE PT'S DEVICE SETTINGS WERE INADVERTENTLY CHANGED FOLLOWING AN UNSUCCESSFUL DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH CHANGED HER OUTPUT CURRENT TO 1.0MA AND 60 MIN OFF. THE PT HAS SINCE HAD HER SETTINGS CHANGED WITH HER OFF-TIME CORRECTED. THE PT HAD MULTIPLE VISITS FOLLOWING THE CHANGE IN SETTINGS WHERE THE OUTPUT CURRENT WAS TITRATED UP AND NOT CORRECTED AT THAT TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS INC 250 521431

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR