RESTORE RECHARGEABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2011-00343
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 13, 2011
- Date of Event
- December 1, 2009
- Report Date
- December 30, 2010
- Manufacturer
- MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
(B)(4).
IN (B)(6) 2009, THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) USING THE PHYSICIAN PROGRAMMER, RECHARGER AND THE PT PROGRAMMER. AN INS OVERDISCHARGE WAS SUSPECTED; THE PT HAD NOT CHARGED THE INS SINCE THE SUMMER DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES. AN X-RAY CONFIRMED THE INS WAS NOT FLIPPED. IN (B)(6) 2010, THE INS WAS OVERDISCHARGED. THE PT WAS TO CHARGE THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, ONE WEEK LATER, THEY WERE HAVING COUPLING AND/OR COMMUNICATION ISSUES WITH THE INS. AN INS OVERDISCHARGE WAS AGAIN SUSPECTED. THE PT HAD BEEN HAVING COUPLING ISSUES WHILE TRYING TO RECHARGE; IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE OVERDISCHARGE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PT WOULD BE GETTING A POCKET REVISION THE NEXT MONTH BECAUSE OF THE LOW/POOR COUPLING. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A NEW INS IN (B)(6) 2010 AND THE REPORTER HAD HEARD OF NO FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESTORE RECHARGEABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR | LGW | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS | 37711 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 YR | Other | IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 3778, LOT# V022081030| IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 39565-30, LOT# N111045002| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 3778, LOT# V022647013| EXPLANTED:| EXTENSION: MODEL 37081, LOT# NJB016118V| IMPLANTED:| EXTENSION: MODEL 37081, LOT# NJB016143V| EXPLANTED:| PROGRAMMER: MODEL 37742, LOT# NJD040884N| EXPLANTED: |