FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK

MDR report key: 1936161 · Received December 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2010-10446
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 14, 2010
Date of Event
May 15, 2010
Report Date
December 2, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
EZW
PMA / PMN Number
P970004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN SPECIFIC DEVICE INFO FROM THE ARTICLE OR TO MATCH THE EVENTS REPORTED WITH PREVIOUSLY REPORTED EVENTS. AT THIS TIME NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS AVAILABLE, ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITERATURE: FAUCHERON JL, VOIRIN D, BADIC B. SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE: CAUSES OF SURGICAL REVISION FROM A SERIES OF 87 CONSECUTIVE PTS OPERATED ON IN A SINGLE INSTITUTION. DIS COLON RECTUM. NOV 2010;53(11):1501-1507. SUMMARY: THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF SURGICAL REVISION FOLLOWING SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION IN CONSECUTIVE PTS WHO HAD RECEIVED IMPLANTS. FROM (B)(6) 2001 TO (B)(6) 2009, 123 PTS (105 WOMEN) OF MEAN AGE 56 YEARS WERE OPERATED ON FOR NEUROLOGICAL (N=104) OR IDIOPATHIC (N=19) FECAL INCONTINENCE. EIGHTY-SEVEN PTS OF 123 HAD A POSITIVE TEST AND UNDERWENT STIMULATOR IMPLANTATION. ANY STIMULATOR DYSFUNCTION WAS PROSPECTIVELY STUDIED. AMONG THE 87 PTS, 36 HAD SURGICAL REVISION OF THE DEVICE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: DEVICE-RELATED FAILURE DUE TO INFECTION, ELECTRODE DISPLACEMENT OR BREAKAGE, AND DYSFUNCTION OWING TO IMPEDANCE INCREASE OF THE SYSTEM; ADVERSE STIMULATION WITH PAIN; BATTERY DEPLETION EITHER OF GENERATOR END OF LIFE OR MRI; AND LOSS OF CLINICAL EFFICACY. AMONG THE 87 PTS, 21 HAD REMOVAL OF THE STIMULATOR DURING FOLLOW-UP. REPORTABLE EVENT: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE PT (A (B)(6) FEMALE) FELT THAT THE STIMULATOR WAS TOO SUPERFICIAL AND FELT PAIN AND ASKED FOR REPOSITIONING UNDER THE MUSCULAR APONEUROSIS AT 13 MONTHS. THE BATTERY DEPLETED AT 25 MONTHS. THE SOURCE LITERATURE DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH DEVICE MODULES WERE USED. SEE LITERATURE ARTICLE WITH MFR REPORT# 3007566237-2010-10392.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK EZW MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION IPG URO NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Required Intervention EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL LEAD URO, LOT# UNK