FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACTIVA

MDR report key: 2354843 · Received December 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-09520
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 1, 2011
Date of Event
October 21, 2011
Report Date
November 17, 2011
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
Product Code
MHY
PMA / PMN Number
P960009
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LEAD MODEL 3387S-40, LOT # V055961, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, EXPLANTED: UNKNOWN; LEAD MODEL 3387S-40, LOT # V050681, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, EXPLANTED: UNKNOWN; EXTENSION MODEL 7482A51, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, EXPLANTED: UNKNOWN; EXTENSION MODEL 7482A51, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, EXPLANTED: UNKNOWN; PROGRAMMER MODEL 37642, SERIAL # (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A SHOCKING SENSATION EVERY TEN MINUTES AT THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR POCKET SITE AND BEHIND THE EAR AT THE LEAD / EXTENSION SITE. THE SENSATION BEGAN THE DAY AFTER IMPLANT. THE THERAPY WAS OTHERWISE WORKING WELL FOR THE SYMPTOMS. IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS AND THERAPY IMPEDANCE WERE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN, BUT THE RESULTS WERE NOT KNOWN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD BEEN REPROGRAMMED MANY TIMES WITHOUT ANY CHANGE. A SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED TO SWITCH OUT THE 2X4 ADAPTOR. AS FAR AS THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE KNEW, THE PATIENT WAS DOING FINE AND THE SHOCKING ISSUE HAD BEEN RESOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACTIVA STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR MHY MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 37601

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention