FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVEWRITER ALPHA

MDR report key: 21144160 · Received January 13, 2025

Report

Report Number
3006630150-2025-00043
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 13, 2025
Date of Event
December 16, 2024
Report Date
January 13, 2025
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
08714729985099
PMA / PMN Number
P030017
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, 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 COMPONENT INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-PADDLE LEADS. UPN: M365SC8336500. MODEL: SC-8336-50. SERIAL: (B)(6). BATCH: 7070162.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) HAD BECOME SUPERFICIAL AND THE LEAD HAD HIGH IMPEDANCES. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE WHEREIN THE IPG AND LEAD WAS REPLACED, AND THE POCKET SITE WAS RELOCATED. THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL POSTOPERATIVELY, AND THE EXPLANTED DEVICES WERE DISCARDED BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS SUSPECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1255116 WAVEWRITER ALPHA STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION SC-1232 512817 08714729985099

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Female Required Intervention