FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ITREL 3
MDR report key: 2870200
·
Received December 12, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2012-11742
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 12, 2012
- Report Date
- November 23, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
PRODUCT ID, 7495-51 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 1998 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN STIMULATION AND THAT THE DEVICE HAD BEEN TURNING ITSELF ON AND OFF. IT WAS STATED THAT SINCE THE IMPLANT REPLACEMENT IN 2007, THE PATIENT "NEVER REALLY GOT GOOD PAIN RELIEF LIKE HER FIRST IMPLANT." IT WAS NOTED THAT THE IMPLANT SITE HAD BEEN HURTING FOR "OVER A YEAR," BUT THE "LAST 1-2 MONTHS" IT HAD BEEN HURTING "REALLY BAD, TO THE POINT THAT IT AFFECTED HER WALKING." THE PATIENT STATUS WAS UNKNOWN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAD BEEN REQUESTED AND IF RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITREL 3 | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO | 7425 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |