RESTORE SENSOR
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2012-08646
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- September 27, 2012
- Date of Event
- July 24, 2012
- Report Date
- August 30, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4).
PRODUCT ID 39565-65, ,SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 37744, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT; PRODUCT ID 3550-41, LOT# N172222, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, PRODUCT TYPE ACCESSORY. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS PATIENT DEATH. THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS UNKNOWN. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT DEATH WAS NOT RELATED TO MEDTRONIC DEVICE. PATIENT DEATH OCCURRED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DEVICE-RELATED PROCEDURE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD LEADS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2012, AND AN INS WAS LEFT IMPLANTED AT THE TIME OF LEAD REMOVAL TO BE USED WITH A FUTURE LEAD IMPLANT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE PHYSICIAN REGARDING IMPLANT THAT OCCURRED (B)(6) 2012. THE CORONER THAT PROCESSED THE CASE REPORTED THAT SHE "MAY HAVE SEEN IT MENTIONED THAT THE DEVICE HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO DEATH AND THAT BECAUSE THE DEVICE WAS NOT NOTED IN THE AUTOPSY REPORT THAT THEY DID NOT REMOVE IT AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN TO MANUFACTURER."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED IN THE FORM OF AN AUTOPSY REPORT FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS REPORTED AS ACUTE MULTI-DRUG INTOXICATION WITH OXYCODONE, TRAMADOL, AND DIAZEPAM AND THE MANNER OF DEATH WAS SUICIDE BY INTENTIONAL ORAL MEDICAMENT OVERDOSE. THE REPORT ALSO STATED THAT "RECENT-APPEARING SOMEWHAT PURPLE BUT WELL-HEALED SCARS ARE NOTED, MODERATE IN SIZE, HORIZONTALLY ORIENTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE ABDOMEN AND TWO MODERATELY LARGE VERTICALLY ORIENTED SCARS ON THE LOWER THORACIC AND LUMBAR BACK" WHICH WERE LIKELY THE RESULT OF THE PATIENT'S RECENT DEVICE-RELATED PROCEDURE. NO OTHER DEVICE-RELATED FINDINGS WERE NOTED IN THE AUTOPSY REPORT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESTORE SENSOR | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37714 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00041 YR | Death |