FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE

MDR report key: 2171436 · Received December 2, 2007

Report

Report Number
3004230826-2007-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 2, 2007
Date of Event
January 1, 2006
Report Date
February 8, 2007
Manufacturer
VIBRANT MED-EL HEARING TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Product Code
MPV
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN EXPLANTED. IF IT SHOULD BE EXPLANTED, IT IS TO BE RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR EVAL. WHEN AVAILABLE, A DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A FOLLOW-UP REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE PT HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT INTERMITTENCIES WHICH HAVE APPEARED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. ANOTHER AUDIO PROCESSOR WAS TRIED AS IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE INTERMITTENCIES, BUT THE NEW AP DID NOT IMPROVE THE SITUATION AND THE PT REPORTED NOT HEARING ANYMORE WITH HIS AP. ON (B)(6), 2007 THE PT WAS SEEN BY A VIBRANT MED-EL MEMBER OF STAFF. ANOTHER AP WAS TRIED AND AN RTF INTEGRITY TEST WAS CARRIED OUT BUT THERE WAS NO MEASURABLE OUTPUT AND NO AMPLIFICATION WAS PERCEIVED BY THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT MPV VIBRANT MED-EL HEARING TECHNOLOGY GMBH VORP

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1