BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    CHARGING SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 2881050 · Received December 14, 2012

    Report

    Report Number
    1627487-2012-03866
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    December 14, 2012
    Date of Event
    November 19, 2012
    Report Date
    November 19, 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
    IL, US
    Reporter Occupation
    NOT APPLICABLE

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THIS CHARGER MODEL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A FIELD CORRECTION. H3: CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION (CAPA) INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED. RESULTS - POCKET HEATING 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 CHARGES WERE CAPABLE OF ELEVATED HEATING. SJM HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PATIENT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    DEVICE 4 OF 4. REF MFR REPORTS: 1627487-2012-03863, -03864 AND -03865. THE PT RECEIVED 2 SCS IPGS WITH DIFFERENT SERIAL NUMBERS. THE PT'S SPOUSE REPORTED THE PT IS EXPERIENCING HEATING AT HIS SCS IPG POCKET SITE. THE PT'S SPOUSE ALSO REPORTED THE PT IS EXPERIENCING A SHOCKING SENSATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE PT'S SPOUSE REPORTED THE PT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO HAVE BOTH OF HIS SCS SYSTEMS EXPLANTED. 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 3721 3069646

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 48 YR Required Intervention