FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 1000

MDR report key: 21157935 · Received January 15, 2025

Report

Report Number
1644487-2025-00044
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 15, 2025
Date of Event
December 11, 2024
Report Date
February 6, 2025
Manufacturer
LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
UDI-DI
05425025750405
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

LIVANOVA USA, INC. SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH 21 C.F.R. PART 803, THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REGULATION, BASED ON INFORMATION THAT LIVANOVA HAS OBTAINED, BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION, OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA OR ANYONE ELSE, THAT THE DEVICE, LIVANOVA, OR LIVANOVA'S EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY "DEFECTS¿ OR "MALFUNCTIONS¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FDA 3500A MEDWATCH FORM BY THE FDA, AND LIVANOVA OBJECTS TO THEIR USE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

B2 OUTCOMES ATTRIBUTED TO ADVERSE EVENT, CORRECTED DATA: INITIAL REPORT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED WRONG OUTCOME. F10 HEALTH EFFECT - IMPACT CODE, CORRECTED DATA: INITIAL REPORT INADVERTENTLY OMITTED CODE F08.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS HAD AN INCREASE IN SEIZURES. THE PATIENT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, WHERE THE PATIENT'S GENERATOR WAS INTERROGATED AND DIAGNOSTICS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THE PATIENT'S GENERATOR WAS DISABLED TO ALLOW HOSPITAL STAFF TO EVALUATE THE PATIENT INDEPENDENT OF VNS STIMULATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS LATER RECEIVED FROM THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN NOTING THE PATIENT HAS HAD AN INCREASE IN SEIZURE FREQUENCY, SEVERITY AND DURATION. PER THE PHYSICIAN, THE PATIENT WOULD ONLY AVERAGE A GRAND MAL SEIZURES ONCE PER MONTH, BUT WITHIN THE PAST DAY, BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE 5 GRAND MAL SEIZURES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED NOTING THE PATIENT'S DEVICE WAS LEFT OFF AFTER HER VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, WITH PLANS FOR HER NEUROLOGIST TO RE-ENABLE THERAPY AT HER FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. THE PATIENT'S SESSION REPORT WAS ALSO PROVIDED. NO OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. NO KNOWN SURGICAL INTERVENTION HAS OCCURRED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
986196 PULSE GEN MODEL 1000 GENERATOR LYJ LIVANOVA USA, INC. 1000 206307 05425025750405

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 25 YR Female Other| H