FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVEWRITER ALPHA?

MDR report key: 23402388 · Received October 28, 2025

Report

Report Number
3006630150-2025-09649
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 28, 2025
Date of Event
September 19, 2025
Report Date
October 28, 2025
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
08714729985099
PMA / PMN Number
P030017
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENT INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-PADDLE LEADS-MRI UPN: M365SC8436500 MODEL: SC-8436-50 SERIAL: (B)(6) BATCH: 7090816 UDI: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INFECTION ON BOTH INCISION SITES FOLLOWING AN IMPLANT PROCEDURE. SYMPTOMS OF FLUID DISCHARGE AND REDNESS WERE NOTED. THE PATIENT PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THAT THE INFECTION WAS NOT DEVICE RELATED AND THE CAUSED WERE UNKNOWN HOWEVER, DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE INCISION SITE. THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD A PROCEDURE WHEREIN THE IPG AND PADDLE LEAD WERE EXPLANTED. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS AND THE EXPLANTED DEVICES WERE RETAINED BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2352205 WAVEWRITER ALPHA? STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION SC-1232 794508 08714729985099

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 45 YR Male Required Intervention