FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RESTORE ADVANCED

MDR report key: 2070172 · Received April 25, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-03073
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 25, 2011
Date of Event
January 1, 2009
Report Date
April 6, 2011
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT WHEN ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF NEUROSTIMULATOR MODEL 37713 (B)(4) SHOWED NO SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE BATTERY CAPACITY HAD BEEN REDUCED DUE TO OVERDISCHARGE. INITIALLY AS RECEIVED, THERE WAS NO OUTPUT (TELEMETRY) FROM THE DEVICE. TELEMETRY WAS DETERMINED TO BE OKAY AFTER A PHYSICIAN MODE RECHARGE WAS PERFORMED (RECOVERED NORMALLY). AFTER INTERROGATION, THE TOTAL RECHARGE COUNT WAS 16 AND THE LAST RECHARGE SESSION WAS NOTED AS THE DEFAULT IMPLANT DATE OF (B)(6), 2000. THE DEVICE WAS RECHARGED FOR 4 HOURS AND 34 MINUTES AND WAS CHARGED TO A LEVEL FROM 2.145 TO 3.775 VOLTS. THE DEVICE WAS THEN RE-INTERROGATED WHICH SHOWED NO PATIENT USAGE AND THAT THE BATTERY HAD DISCHARGE TO THE LOCK MODE ON (B)(6) 2000. THE COUPLING RECORD OF THE LAST 5 PATIENT RECHARGE SESSIONS SHOWED 1@75%, 2@50%, 1@25%, AND [email protected]%. GOOD STABLE OUTPUT WAS OBSERVED ON THE OUTPUT SETTINGS AS RECEIVED AND PASSED THE AUTOMATED TEST CONSOLE TEST.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTED INFORMATION: NO EVAL EXPLAIN CODE . IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD HAD COUPLING AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES SINCE IMPLANT AND DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING A CHARGE. THE NEUROSTIMULATOR HAD BEEN OVERDISCHARGED THREE TIMES AND NORMAL CHARGING COULD NOT BE RESTORED. SETTINGS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEVICE. THE NEUROSTIMULATOR WAS REPLACED ON (B)(6) 2011 AND THE PATIENT RECOVERED WITHOUT SEQUELA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS HAVING COUPLING AND OR COMMUNICATION ISSUES. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PT HAD NOT CHANGED HER INS SINCE IMPLANT. THE STIMULATION HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE INS BATTERY WAS FLASHING AT THE 50% QUARTILE WITH NO COUPLING BARS. IN F/U REPORTING FROM THE HCP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS THE INS WITH INADEQUATE COVERAGE. IMPEDANCE CHECK WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. LUMBAR X-RAY WAS NOTED. THE PT HAD THE SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR REPLACED AND FELT THAT IT WAS NOW COVERING 100% OF HER PAIN. THE PT OUTCOME WAS NON-SERIOUS INJURY/ILLNESS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RESTORE ADVANCED STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 37713 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 35 YR Required Intervention LEAD: MODEL 3998, LOT# V135519| EXTENSION: MODEL 37083, LOT# NKC017750N| EXTENSION: MODEL 37083, LOT# NKC016709N| IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| PROGRAMMER: MODEL 37743, LOT# NKE127170N| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| ACCESSORY: MODEL 37752, LOT# NKA126965N| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED: