FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WAVEWRITER ALPHA
MDR report key: 21144160
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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 |