FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ITREL
MDR report key: 2190403
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Received July 25, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3007566237-2011-05760
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 25, 2011
- Date of Event
- August 1, 2010
- Report Date
- June 29, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- MHY
- PMA / PMN Number
- K903690
- Adverse Event
- 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
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD, REMOVAL OF THE TRIAL LEADS CAUSED THE PATIENT'S L1-S5 DISC TO "BURST." THE PATIENT HAD BEEN LEANING OVER A CHAIR AND FELT A PAINFUL "RIPPING OR JERKING" OF THE LEADS UPON REMOVAL. FOLLOWING REMOVAL THE PAIN INCREASED, AND THE PATIENT WAS ALLOWED TO INCREASE THE DOSAGE OF ORAL PAIN MEDICATION. THE PATIENT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND PRESENTED TO THE ER ON (B)(6) 2011 WHEN THE PAIN BECAME EXCRUCIATING. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR APPROXIMATELY (B)(6), ONE OF WHICH WAS IN THE ICU, AND HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY TO REMOVE THE DISC. THE PATIENT WAS PARALYZED IN THE RIGHT FOOT OR LEG AND COULD ONLY AMBULATE WITH A WALKER. THE PATIENT STILL CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITREL | MHY/GZF/GZB | MHY | MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION | 3625 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | EXPLANTED:| UNK CONVERSION TYPE: MODEL LEAD QUAD,| IMPLANTED:| LOT# UNK |