FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RESTORE

MDR report key: 2474611 · Received March 1, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2012-01298
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 1, 2012
Report Date
February 9, 2012
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LEAD: MODEL 377875, LOT #V001117, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, LEAD: MODEL 377875, LOT #V001117, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PROGRAMMER: MODEL 37742, SERIAL: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS CHARGING MORE THAN EXPECTED. THE PATIENT WAS RECHARGING THE DEVICE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 DAYS FOR 1.5 TO 3 HOURS WITH EACH SESSION, AND THE PATIENT WAS INITIATING RECHARGING WHEN THE BATTERY STILL HAD 25-50% OF ITS POWER REMAINING. THE RECHARGE INTERVAL WAS CALCULATED AND THE RESULTS INDICATED THE PATIENT'S RECHARGE FREQUENCY AND BATTERY DEPLETION WERE APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS AND AGE OF THE BATTERY (6 YEARS OLD OUT OF A POSSIBLE 9 YEARS). THE PATIENT'S RECHARGE STATISTICS ALSO INDICATED THE PATIENT WAS CONSISTENTLY GETTING ALL 8 COUPLING BARS WHILE RECHARGING. IMPEDANCES WERE MEASURED AND THE RESULTS INDICATED THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT ON ELECTRODE 7 AND THERE WERE SOME ELEVATED IMPEDANCES ON ELECTRODE 12. THE HIGH IMPEDANCES WOULD NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE BATTERY DRAIN THOUGH. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SHORT CIRCUITS, AND THE REST OF THE IMPEDANCES WERE "GOOD." NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RESTORE STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 37711

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1