RESTORE
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2011-09146
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 14, 2011
- Report Date
- November 23, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
ANALYSIS OF THE LEAD MODEL 3487A-45 LOT UNKNOWN FOUND BROKEN CONDUCTORS IN THE LEAD BODY AT THE TITAN ANCHOR SITE, 23.5CM AND 22CM FROM THE DISTAL END. ALL CIRCUITS WERE OPEN. ANALYSIS OF THE ANCHOR MODEL 3550-39 LOT UNKNOWN FOUND NO SIGNIFICANT ANOMALY.
LEAD MODEL 3487A-45 LOT# V060158 IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(6) EXPLANTED: 2012-(B)(6), LEAD MODEL 3487A-45 LOT# V016608 IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(6) EXPLANTED: 2012-(B)(6), LEAD MODEL 3487A-45 LOT# V016608 IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(6) EXPLANTED: 2012-(B)(6), LEAD MODEL 3487A-45 LOT# V067310 IMPLANTED: 2007-1(B)(6) EXPLANTED: 2012-(B)(6), ACCESSORY MODEL 3550-29 LOT# N153073 IMPLANTED: 2010-(B)(6) EXPLANTED: UNKNOWN, EXTENSION MODEL 3708240 (B)(4) IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(6) EXPLANTED: 2012-(B)(6), EXTENSION MODEL 3708240 (B)(4) IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(6) EXPLANTED: 2012-(B)(6). ANALYSIS RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT WHEN ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED.
ACCESSORY MODEL 3550-29, LOT# N153073, IMPLANTED: 2010-(B)(4), EXPLANTED: UNKNOWN, LEAD MODEL 3487A-45, LOT# V060158, IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(4), EXPLANTED: LEAD, MODEL 3487A-45, LOT# V016608, IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(4), EXPLANTED: LEAD, MODEL 3487A-45, LOT# V067310, IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(4), EXPLANTED: EXTENSION, MODEL 3708240, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2007-(B)(4), EXPLANTED: RECHARGER MODEL 37752, SERIAL# (B)(4), PROGRAMMER MODEL (B)(4), SERIAL# (B)(4).
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IN A MOUNTAIN BIKE ACCIDENT IN (B)(6), THOUGH HE DID NOT LOSE STIMULATION UNTIL SOMETIME LATER. REPROGRAMMING WAS NOT ATTEMPTED AS ALL CONTACTS HAD OUT OF RANGE IMPEDANCES. NO OTHER DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. THE PATIENT'S LEAD WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO BREAKAGE, AND WAS NOT REPLACED. THERE WAS NO INJURY, AND THE PATIENT RECOVERED WITHOUT SEQUELA. THE MANUFACTURER'S DEVICE REGISTRY SHOWED THAT THE PATIENT'S ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHY THE REST OF THE SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR RE-IMPLANT AT A LATER DATE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED CLARIFIED THAT ONLY THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED. THE BATTERY WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE NEW LEAD IS IMPLANTED.
ADDITIONAL REVIEW DETERMINED THIS EVENT WAS ALSO REPORTED UNDER MFR. REP. # 3004209178-2011-09746. ALL FUTURE FOLLOW-UP WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THIS MFR. REP. (# 3004209178-2011-09146).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT HIGH IMPEDANCES (>3600 OHMS) WERE MEASURED ON ALL ELECTRODE COMBINATIONS ON THE PATIENT'S NEUROSTIMULATOR. IT WAS NOTED THAT HE PATIENT HAD NOT FELT THEIR STIMUALTION IN OVER A MONTH. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS CONSULTING WITH HIS HCP ABOUT A REVISION, BUT NO SURGERY DATE HAD BEEN SCHEDULED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS NOT RECEIVING THERAPY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A SHOCKING SENSATION APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS AFTER HE TURNED ON THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROST IMULATOR. FOLLOWING THE SHOCK THE PATIENT DID NOT FEEL STIMULATION, NO MATTER WHAT SETTING THE DEVICE WAS ON. THE ISSUE BEGAN OCCURRING TWO TO THREE DAYS BEFORE THE REPORT, AND THERE WAS NO REPORTED TRAUMA OR FALLS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESTORE | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO | 37711 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |