FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVEWRITER ALPHA? 16

MDR report key: 23524479 · Received November 11, 2025

Report

Report Number
3006630150-2025-10263
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 11, 2025
Date of Event
October 17, 2025
Report Date
March 19, 2026
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
08714729985082
PMA / PMN Number
P030017
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-PADDLE LEADS UPN: M365SC8216500, MODEL: SC-8216-50, SERIAL: (B)(6), BATCH: 7079844, UDI: (B)(4). INVESTIGATION RESULTS: THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FOR ANALYSIS. LABELING REVIEW: A LABELING REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES AS IT STATES: POSSIBLE SURGICAL PROCEDURAL RISKS ARE: TEMPORARY PAIN AT THE IMPLANT SITE, INFECTION, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) LEAKAGE AND, ALTHOUGH RARE, EPIDURAL HEMORRHAGE, SEROMA, HEMATOMA AND PARALYSIS. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: BASED ON A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION CODE OF KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF DEVICE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-PADDLE LEADS, UPN: M365SC8216500, MODEL: SC-8216-50, SERIAL: (B)(6), BATCH: (B)(6), UDI: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (SCS) EXPLANT PROCEDURE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (SCS) EXPLANT PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1934595 WAVEWRITER ALPHA? 16 STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION SC-1216 792867 08714729985082

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Female Required Intervention