FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PULSE GEN MODEL 102
MDR report key: 2052676
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Received April 7, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2011-00741
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 7, 2011
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2007
- Report Date
- March 8, 2011
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS, INC.
- Product Code
- LYJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970003
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE MOTHER OF THE VNS PT THAT THE PT BEGAN EXPERIENCING SLEEP APNEA, AMBULATION DIFFICULTIES, PAINFUL STIMULATION IN THE CHEST, DIZZINESS, FLUSHING IN THE FACE, DYSPEPSIA, AND INCREASE IN SEIZURES ABOVE BASELINE ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO BUT WAS UNSURE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO VNS. ATTEMPTS TO FURTHER INFO FROM THE PT'S PHYSICIAN HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO DATE. NO DEVICE FAILURE IS SUSPECTED. IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT SURGERY TO REPLACE THE PT'S GENERATOR PROPHYLACTICALLY IS POSSIBLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PULSE GEN MODEL 102 | LYJ | CYBERONICS, INC. | 102 | 012830 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 YR | Life Threatening| R |