FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EON MINI IPG, 16-CHANNEL RECHARGEABLE

MDR report key: 2042079 · Received March 31, 2011

Report

Report Number
1627487-2011-00451
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 31, 2011
Date of Event
March 4, 2011
Report Date
March 4, 2011
Manufacturer
ST JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION DIVISION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION RESULTS: AS RECEIVED, BOTH BLOCK CONNECTORS HAD SET SCREWS IN THEM. NO ANOMALIES NOTED WITH IPG'S HEADER BLOCK CONNECTOR SETSCREWS. THE DEVICE ALSO PASSED A LEAD PULL-OUT TEST. SJM HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE 1 OF 2. REFERENCE MFR REPORT # 1627487-2011-00452. THE PT RECEIVED AN SCS SYSTEM INCLUDING AN IPG AND A SURGICAL LEAD ON (B)(6) 2011. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT LOST STIMULATION. AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN WHICH REVEALED THAT THE LEAD HAD PULLED SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE HEADER OF THE IPG. SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS UNDERTAKEN TO CORRECT THIS MATTER. AT THAT TIME, THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO REPOSITION THE LEAD IN AN EFFORT TO CAPTURE OPTIMAL THERAPY COVERAGE FOR THE PT. HOWEVER, THE LEAD WAS DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SET SCREW ALLEGEDLY DISENGAGED FROM THE IPG HEADER WHEN THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE NEW LEAD IN THE HEADER. BOTH THE LEAD AND IPG WERE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THESE OCCURRENCES. EFFECTIVE STIMULATION WAS RECAPTURED FOR THE PT FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EON MINI IPG, 16-CHANNEL RECHARGEABLE TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR LGW ST JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION DIVISION 3788 3240701

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention