FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RESTORE RECHARGEABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR

MDR report key: 1962875 · Received January 13, 2011

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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: