FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RESTORE ULTRA

MDR report key: 2190749 · Received July 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-05785
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 26, 2011
Date of Event
June 1, 2010
Report Date
June 30, 2011
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
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 ON (B)(6), 2010, THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TELEMETRY ISSUES. AN OVERDISCHARGE OF THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR WAS SUSPECTED. A DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE (ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR VIEW) OF THE DEVICE WAS REVIEWED BY THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE AND THE LEADS APPEARED TO BE "COMING OUT TO THE RIGHT." THE PATIENT WAS SEEN ON (B)(6), 2011, FOR A TRICKLE CHARGE. THE DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFULLY INTERROGATED AND EFFECTIVE STIMULATION WAS ACHIEVED AFTER REPROGRAMMING WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6), 2011, THAT IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE PATIENT'S DEVICE HAD BEEN OVERDISCHARGED SINCE (B)(6) 2010. AN OVERDISCHARGE WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IN (B)(6) 2010. PROBLEMS WITH RECHARGE COUPLING WERE THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE OVERDISCHARGE. THE PATIENT ALSO HAD "MEDICAL ISSUES" UNRELATED TO THE DEVICE SYSTEM THAT "DISTRACTED" THE PATIENT FROM THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEVICE. AFTER TWO COMPLETE PHYSICIAN MODE RECHARGES (PMR'S), THE DEVICE REMAINED IN OVERDISCHARGE. AFTER TWO USES OF THE ANTENNA LOCATOR FEATURE, A POWER ON RESET (POR) CONDITION WAS DISPLAYED ON THE RECHARGER. THIS, THEN, LED TO THE NORMAL RECHARGING SCREEN. THE POCKET SEEMED TO ALLOW FOR EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE DEVICE. COUPLING VARIED BETWEEN ZERO BARS AND EIGHT BARS. A FLIP WAS NOT CONFIRMED. A TRICKLE CHARGE WAS PERFORMED TO GET THE DEVICE FUNCTIONING AGAIN. THE PATIENT WAS INSTRUCTED ON RECHARGING THE DEVICE AND MONITORING THE CHARGE LEVEL. THE PATIENT WAS "DOING FINE." IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION DID NOT OCCUR. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY AND THE PATIENT RECOVERED WITHOUT SEQUELA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RESTORE ULTRA LGW MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS 37712 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Required Intervention LEAD: MODEL 3888, LOT# V101636| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 3888, LOT# V101636| PROGRAMMER: MODEL 37743, LOT# NKE121792N| IMPLANTED:| EXTENSION: MODEL 37082, LOT# NKB013093N| EXPLANTED:| EXTENSION: MODEL 37082, LOT# NKB013091N| LEAD: MODEL 3888, LOT# V101636| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 3888, LOT# V101636| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| RECHARGER: MODEL 37752, LOT# NKA130383N