FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GENESIS IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR

MDR report key: 1944754 · Received December 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
1627487-2010-02682
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 15, 2010
Date of Event
September 7, 2010
Report Date
September 8, 2010
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL -NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL METHOD: DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. RESULTS: THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND WERE FOUND TO MEET SPECS AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. CONCLUSION: THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE REVIEW OF THE DHR AND STERILIZATION RECORDS. THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED PAST THE 30 DAY REPORTING REQUIREMENT AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO AN FDA INSPECTION. WE ARE SUBMITTING THIS MDR AS THE RESULT OF A RE-EVALUATION OF OUR MDR REVIEW PROCESS. SJM HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE 1 OF 2. REFERENCE MFR REPORT: 1627487-2010-04087. THE PT RECEIVED AN SCS SYSTEM, INCLUDING AN IPG AND A SURGICAL LEAD, IN 2006. IT WAS REPORTED THE IPG WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED DUE TO NO OUTPUT AND SUSPECTED BATTERY DEPLETION. DURING THE IPG REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH IMPEDANCES ON ALL CONTACTS. THE LEAD WAS ALSO EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. THE EXPLANTED PRODUCTS WERE NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR ANALYSIS. NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GENESIS IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR LGW ST. JUDE MEDICAL -NEUROMODULATION 3608 45990A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention