FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102

MDR report key: 2003729 · Received February 23, 2011

Report

Report Number
1644487-2011-00325
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 23, 2011
Date of Event
January 18, 2011
Report Date
January 25, 2011
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTER INDICATED A PT WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN A THE VNS GENERATOR SITE. THE VNS WAS DISABLED BUT THE PAIN CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND THE PT WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE PT HAD NO KNOWN TRAUMA. THE PT THEN HAD VNS GENERATOR REPLACEMENT SURGERY PERFORMED FOR REPORTED "BATTERY MALFUNCTION." VNS DIAGNOSTICS WITH THE RESIDENT LEAD AND NEW GENERATOR WERE "OK" PER THE IMPLANT CARD RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PAIN RESOLVED AFTER THE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. THE EXPLANTED GENERATOR WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND NO ANOMALIES WERE IDENTIFIED. THERE WERE NO PERFORMANCE OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ADVERSE CONDITIONS FOUND WITH THE PULSE GENERATOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PULSE GEN MODEL 102 LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 102 200704

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 20 YR Hospitalization| R