FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE
MDR report key: 2352288
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Received November 30, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2011-02885
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 30, 2011
- Date of Event
- October 23, 2007
- Report Date
- November 10, 2011
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS INC
- Product Code
- LYJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970003
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMMING HISTORY.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING REVIEW OF THE VNS PATIENT'S PROGRAMMING HISTORY ON (B)(6) 2011, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ON DATE OF IMPLANT, (B)(6) 2007, A FAULTED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS TEST OCCURRED THAT CHANGED THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS FROM OUTPUT=0MA/FREQUENCY=30HZ/PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/ON TIME=30SEC/OFF TIME=180SEC/MAGNET OUTPUT=0MA/MAGNET PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/MAGNET ON TIME=60SEC TO OUTPUT=1MA/FREQUENCY=20HZ/PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/ON TIME=30SEC/OFF TIME=60SEC/MAGNET OUTPUT=1MA/MAGNET PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/MAGNET ON TIME=30SEC. ALTHOUGH THE PATIENT WAS INTERROGATED AFTERWARDS, THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS WERE NOT CORRECTED UNTIL THEIR NEXT VISIT ON (B)(6) 2007.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE | PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE | LYJ | CYBERONICS INC | MODEL 250 | 523494 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR |