RESTORE RECHARGABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2011-05853
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 28, 2011
- Date of Event
- June 1, 2011
- Report Date
- July 1, 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
- IN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
(B)(4).
RECHARGING ISSUES WERE REPORTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL EIGHT COUPLING BOXES WERE ACHIEVED; HOWEVER, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT CHARGE. THE DEVICE HAD 50% CHARGE AND WHEN THE PT SET UP TO RECHARGE, HER DEVICE SHOWED "NO CHARGE." ON (B)(6) 2011 A PHYSICIAN MODE RECHARGE WAS PERFORMED. SINCE THAT TIME, THE NORMAL RECHARGING SCREEN APPEARED, HOWEVER, THE PT COULD NOT GET ANY COUPLING BARS. THE ANTENNA LOCATE FEATURE HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PT ALSO EXPERIENCED ACUTE PAIN AT THE LOCATION OF THE NEUROSTIMULATOR, AND HAD FELT AS IF HER DEVICE HAD MOVED. FLUOROSCOPY AND X-RAYS SHOWED THE DEVICE WAS NOT FLIPPED; HOWEVER, THE LEADS HAD MIGRATED. THE BATTERY WAS DETERMINED TO BE EMPTY (BUT NOT OVERDISCHARGED). THE PT HAD GAINED SOME WEIGHT AND THE DEVICE WAS LOOSE IN THE POCKET. THE RECHARGING DIFFICULTIES WERE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE MOVING IN THE POCKET. A REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2011 DURING WHICH ONE LEAD WAS REMOVED AND NOT REPLACED. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE PT EXPERIENCED STIMULATION IN THE WRONG LOCATION. THE PT "RECOVERED FINE" AND HAD STIMULATION IN MOST OF HER PAIN AREAS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESTORE RECHARGABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR | LGW | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS | 37711 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Required Intervention | PROGRAMMER: MODEL 37743, LOT# NKE160132N| EXPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 3888, LOT# V513037| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| EXTENSION: MODEL 37082, LOT# NKB004329V| IMPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 3777, LOT# V362289024| IMPLANTED:| LEAD: MODEL 3888, LOT# V513037 |