FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVEWRITER ALPHA? 16

MDR report key: 22038011 · Received May 16, 2025

Report

Report Number
3006630150-2025-03423
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 16, 2025
Date of Event
December 12, 2024
Report Date
June 19, 2025
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
08714729985082
PMA / PMN Number
P030017
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SD, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BLOCK B3: EXACT DATE UNKNOWN, EVENT OCCURRED IN APPROXIMATELY A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE FROM DATE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE. ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENT INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-LINEAR LEADS, UPN: M365SC2218700, MODEL: SC-2218-70, SERIAL: (B)(6), BATCH: 7103596, UDI: (B)(4). PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-LINEAR LEADS, UPN: M365SC2218700, MODEL: SC-2218-70, SERIAL: (B)(6), BATCH: 7102240, UDI:(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION AT THE MIDLINE INCISION AND THERE WAS DRAINAGE ON IT. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS AND WAS DOING WELL. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) EXPLANT PROCEDURE WHERE IN ALL DEVICES WERE REMOVED AND THE EXPLANTED DEVICE COMPONENTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION AT THE MIDLINE INCISION AND THERE WAS DRAINAGE ON IT. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS AND WAS DOING WELL. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) EXPLANT PROCEDURE WHERE IN ALL DEVICES WERE REMOVED AND THE EXPLANTED DEVICE COMPONENTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
88915 WAVEWRITER ALPHA? 16 STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION SC-1216 771705 08714729985082

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Female Required Intervention