FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102

MDR report key: 2391314 · Received December 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
1644487-2011-03179
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2011
Date of Event
December 6, 2011
Report Date
December 7, 2011
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PT'S CAREGIVER THAT THE PT HAS BEEN HAVING SEIZURES, ABOUT BASELINE OR A LITTLE FEWER. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE SEIZURES ARE MORE INTENSE AND RESULT IN THE PT FALLING OUT OF THE CHAIR. THE NEUROLOGIST REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE MAGNET MODE UP ON (B)(6) 2011 WHICH CAUSED SEVERE CHOKING AND COUGHING. HE THEN TURNED HIS MAGNET MODE DOWN, BUT THE PT WAS STILL HAVING PAINFUL STIMULATION. PT HAS MULTIPLE CO-MORBITIES HAS PSEUDO-SEIZURES. HOWEVER, THE PT'S NEUROLOGIST FEELS THAT HE SEES AN AREA OF SEIZURE ACTIVITY PER EEG. ATTEMPTS FOR ADD'L INFO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PULSE GEN MODEL 102 LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 102 200629

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Other