FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PULSE GEN MODEL 102
MDR report key: 2003729
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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 |