FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OCTRODE PERCUTANEOUS LEAD

MDR report key: 2010742 · Received March 2, 2011

Report

Report Number
1627487-2011-01193
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 2, 2011
Date of Event
February 2, 2011
Report Date
February 2, 2011
Manufacturer
ST JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION DIVISION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MANUFACTURER'S EVALUATION: THE RETURNED PRODUCT WAS NOT ANALYZED AS THE COMPLAINT OF LEAD MIGRATION COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED VIA LABORATORY TESTING. SJM HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PATIENT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT REC'D HIS SCS SYSTEM, INCLUDING AN IPG AND A PERCUTANEOUS LEAD, ON (B)(6) 2010 FOR LOWER BACK AND BILATERAL LEG PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT LOST STIMULATION TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AN X-RAY SHOWED THE LEAD HAD MIGRATED PARTIALLY OUT OF THE EPIDURAL SPACE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PHYSICIAN EXPLANTED AND REPLACED THE LEAD SINCE IT WAS ALLEGEDLY UNABLE TO BE ADVANCED BACK INTO THE EPIDURAL SPACE. THE EXPLANTED LEAD WAS RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR ANALYSIS. FOLLOW UP ON THE PT FOUND THAT STIMULATION WAS CAPTURED POSTOPERATIVE AND NO FURTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OCTRODE PERCUTANEOUS LEAD SPINAL CORD STIMULATION LEAD LGW ST JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION DIVISION 3186 3185461

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Required Intervention