FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102

MDR report key: 2052676 · 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