FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE
MDR report key: 2230824
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Received September 1, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2011-02040
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 1, 2011
- Date of Event
- November 15, 2005
- Report Date
- August 25, 2011
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS
- Product Code
- LYJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970003
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
MANUFACTURER REVIEW OF A PATIENT'S VNS PROGRAMMING HISTORY REVEALED THAT THE PATIENT WAS FOUND TO BE AT UNINTENDED VNS SETTINGS ON (B)(6) 2006. AT THE PREVIOUS VISIT ON (B)(6) 2005, A SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTICS TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FINAL INTERROGATION WAS DONE TO VERIFY SETTINGS AFTER THE TEST. IT IS LIKELY THE SYSTEMS TEST FAULTED, CAUSING THE SETTINGS TO CHANGE AND THIS WAS NOT NOTED UNTIL THE NEXT INTERROGATION ON (B)(6) 2006, WHEN THE SETTINGS WERE THEN CORRECTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE | PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE | LYJ | CYBERONICS | MODEL 250 | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 YR |