FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVEWRITER ALPHA

MDR report key: 20597293 · Received November 4, 2024

Report

Report Number
3006630150-2024-07535
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 4, 2024
Date of Event
October 14, 2024
Report Date
November 4, 2024
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
08714729985099
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BLOCK B3: APPROXIMATED BASED ON THE DATE THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF THE EVENT. ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-LINEAR LEADS; UPN: M365SC2218700; MODEL: SC-2218-70; SERIAL: (B)(6); BATCH: 7101671 / 7101682.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INFECTION AT THE GROIN AREA. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE PATIENT BECAME SEPTIC AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT'S INFECTION WAS NOT PROCEDURE RELATED, AND THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS AND HAD A WOUND VACUUM IN THE GROIN AREA. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) SYSTEM EXPLANT PROCEDURE. THE EXPLANTED DEVICES WERE NOT RETURNED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2189256 WAVEWRITER ALPHA STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION SC-1232 753592 08714729985099

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Female Required Intervention