FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
TRIPOLE 16 LEAD
MDR report key: 2201549
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Received August 4, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1627487-2011-08012
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 4, 2011
- Date of Event
- July 8, 2011
- Report Date
- July 8, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P010032
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
SJM HAS LIMITED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PATIENT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PATIENT RECEIVED A SCS SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2010. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD BEEN FEELING NUMBNESS 4-5 INCHES ABOVE HER FOOT WHEN THE THERAPY WAS TURNED OFF OR ON. THE PATIENT CONFIRMED THE STIMULATION WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEVICE IS STILL IN USE. UPON FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2010, PATIENT INDICATED THAT HER SYMPTOMS OF NUMBNESS HAD NOT RESOLVED AND ALLEGED THAT HER SYMPTOMS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE SCS SYSTEM OR THE THERAPY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPOLE 16 LEAD | SPINAL CORD STIMULATION LEAD | LGW | ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION | 3219 | 3229447 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 YR | SCS IPG: MODEL 3788| IMPLANT: |