FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
INTERSTIM II
MDR report key: 2113829
·
Received May 17, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2011-03592
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 17, 2011
- Date of Event
- April 25, 2011
- Report Date
- April 28, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS
- Product Code
- EZW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AT THE IMPLANT SITE AND A LOSS OF THERAPEUTIC EFFECT. SHE WAS INSTRUCTED TO RUN THE DEVICE OFF. SHE MET WITH HER PHYSICIAN AND THE DEVICE WAS INTERROGATED. HIGH IMPEDANCES (>4000 OHMS) WERE SEEN IN ELECTRODE #0 WHILE ALL OF THE OTHER ELECTRODES WERE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. NO SIGNS OF INFECTION WERE SEEN, BUT SHE STILL HAD THE PAIN AT THE DEVICE SITE, ALTHOUGH IT HAD IMPROVED SLIGHTLY WITH THE DEVICE OFF. THE PATIENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE THE DEVICE TURNED OFF FOR 3 TO 5 DAYS. IF THE PAIN SUBSIDED SHE COULD THEN USE THE DEVICE (A NEW PATIENT PROGRAMMER WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THE PATIENT) OTHERWISE SHE WAS TO TURN THE DEVICE OFF AND CALL HER PHYSICIAN BACK. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTERSTIM II | EZW | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS | 3058 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR | LEAD: MODEL 3889, LOT# V319870| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| PROGRAMMER: MODEL 3037, LOT# NJD095098N |