BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    WAVEWRITER ALPHA? PRIME 16

    MDR report key: 24309261 · Received February 10, 2026

    Report

    Report Number
    3006630150-2026-00816
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    February 10, 2026
    Date of Event
    July 9, 2025
    Report Date
    May 28, 2026
    Manufacturer
    BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
    Product Code
    LGW
    UDI-DI
    08714729985068
    PMA / PMN Number
    P030017
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    OH, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    INVESTIGATION RESULTS THE DEVICE COMPONENTS WERE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE AND WAS DOING WELL POSTOPERATIVELY. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE COMPONENTS WERE DISCARDED BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IT WAS CONFIRMED THIS DEVICE MET MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATION PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION AND THERE WERE NO MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. LABELING REVIEW REVIEW OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) CONFIRMED THERE WAS RELEVANT CONTENT AND SUFFICIENT GUIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT. NO UPDATES ARE REQUIRED TO THE IFU AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. 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-LINEAR LEADS. UPN: M365SC2218500. MODEL: SC-2218-50. SERIAL: (B)(6). BATCH: 7120632. UDI: (B)(4). PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-LINEAR LEADS. UPN: M365SC2218500. MODEL: SC-2218-50. SERIAL: (B)(6). BATCH: 7122784. UDI: (B)(4). PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-LEAD FIXATION. UPN: M365SC43160. MODEL: SC-4316. BATCH: 31406857. UDI: (B)(4).

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING INADEQUATE PAIN RELIEF DESPITE OF OPTIMIZING THE PROGRAM. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE LEADS HAD MULTIPLE IMPEDANCES. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE AND WAS DOING WELL POSTOPERATIVELY. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE COMPONENTS WERE DISCARDED BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING INADEQUATE PAIN RELIEF DESPITE OF OPTIMIZING THE PROGRAM. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE LEADS HAD MULTIPLE IMPEDANCES. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE AND WAS DOING WELL POSTOPERATIVELY. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE COMPONENTS WERE DISCARDED BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    588581 WAVEWRITER ALPHA? PRIME 16 STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION SC-1416 238141 08714729985068

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1