BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    CHARGING SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 2844434 · Received November 16, 2012

    Report

    Report Number
    1627487-2012-02683
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    November 16, 2012
    Date of Event
    October 25, 2012
    Report Date
    October 25, 2012
    Manufacturer
    ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION
    Product Code
    LGW
    PMA / PMN Number
    P010032
    Removal / Correction Number
    1627487-07262012-001-C
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    TX, US
    Reporter Occupation
    NOT APPLICABLE

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THIS CHARGER MODEL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A FIELD CORRECTION. CORRECTION AND PREVENTIVE ACTION (CAPA) INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED. RESULTS: POCKET HEATING WAS CONFIRMED. THE INVESTIGATION FOR CAPA (B)(4) ASSOCIATED WITH HEATING WHILE CHARGING (POCKET HEATING) CONCLUDED THAT THE CHARGER WAS CAPABLE OF TRANSFERRING ENERGY TO THE IPG AT A RATE THAT WOULD CAUSE HEATING OF THE IPG AND/OR CHARGING WAND OF SUFFICIENT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE TO CAUSE PAIN AND BURNS. THE HEATING WHILE CHARGING WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXACERBATED BY OFF-AXIS CHARGING OF SHALLOW IMPLANTED IPGS AND THAT ALL CHARGERS WERE CAPABLE OF ELEVATED HEATING. SJM HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    DEVICE 2 OF 2. REFERENCE MFR REPORT: 1627487-2012-02682. IT WAS REPORTED THE PT COMPLAINED OF PAIN AT HIS IPG SITE WHILE SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. HE STATED HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE PAIN WHILE WALKING OR LAYING DOWN. IT WAS REPORTED THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTS THE PAIN IS RELATED TO THE IPG PRESSING ON A NERVE. THE PT ALSO STATED HE CHARGES HIS IPG ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND EXPERIENCES POCKET HEATING WHILE CHARGING. THE SJM REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THE PT OF CHARGING PRECAUTIONS. NO FURTHER INFO IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ON 08/01/2012, ST. JUDE MEDICAL, NEUROMODULATION DIVISION, SENT FIELD ACTION LETTERS TO PTS RELATED TO HEATING WHILE CHARGING AND RAISED AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE TO PTS. AN INCREASE IN PRIOR NON-REPORTED HEATING WHILE CHARGING EVENTS AND OTHER NON-REPORTED EVENTS WAS EXPECTED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 CHARGING SYSTEM SCS CHARGING SYSTEM LGW ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION 3701 57054

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 31 YR Required Intervention SCS LEAD: MODEL 3228| IMPLANTED: