INTERSTIM
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2012-11295
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 10, 2012
- Report Date
- November 9, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- EZW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
PRODUCT ID, 3095-10 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION PRODUCT ID, 3093-28 LOT# V138325, IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE LEAD PRODUCT ID, 3031A LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. (B)(4).
(B)(4)
IT WAS REPORTED, THE PATIENT NEVER HAD THERAPEUTIC EFFECT. IT WAS NOTED, THE IMPLANT HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING FOR THE PATIENT AND THAT THE IMPLANT HAD NEVER WORKED. IT WAS NOTED, THE PATIENT HAD THE ENTIRE SYSTEM REMOVED BECAUSE, THEY HAD MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND COULD NOT HAVE AN MRI, THE PATIENT HAD NOT KNOWN THIS PRIOR TO IMPLANT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED, IT TOOK TWO YEARS FOR THE PATIENT TO FIND A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO REMOVE THE IMPLANT AND THE PATIENT HAD NOT BEEN HAPPY ABOUT IT. THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DID NOT WANT TO REMOVE THE IMPLANT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED, THE PATIENT'S STIMULATION HAD BEEN TURNING OFF. PATIENT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR TWO YEARS. PATIENT HAD BEEN GETTING "SHOT" ONCE A WEEK AND HAD BEEN TAKING PILLS FOR MS BUT DID NOT KNOW IF IT HAD BEEN HELPING BECAUSE, THEY COULD NOT GET AN MRI. PATIENT WOULD HAVE BOTOX INJECTED IN TO THEIR BLADDER TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
FOLLOW UP INFORMATION RECEIVED CLARIFIED THAT THE PATIENT'S IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) WAS REMOVED DUE TO "MALFUNCTION (SUBJECTIVE)" IN ADDITIONAL TO THE NEED FOR THE MRI DUE TO THE PATIENT'S MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTERSTIM | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE | EZW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 3023 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |