FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LAMITRODE S8

MDR report key: 2892264 · Received December 27, 2012

Report

Report Number
1627487-2012-13270
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 27, 2012
Date of Event
November 28, 2012
Report Date
November 28, 2012
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS REVIEWED WERE FOUND TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND NO ANOMALIES RELATED TO THIS EVENT WERE FOUND. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE REVIEW OF THE DHR AND STERILIZATION RECORDS. SJM HAS LIMITED INFORMATION 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 9. REFERENCE MFR REPORT: 1627487-2012-13267, 1627487-2012-13268, 1627487-2012-13269, 1627487-2012-13271, 1627487-2012-13272, 1627487-2012-13273, 1627487-2012-13274, AND 1627487-2012-13275. THERE ARE 5 LEADS FROM DIFFERENT LOT NUMBERS AND 3 EXTENSIONS FROM DIFFERENT LOT NUMBERS. IT'S UNDETERMINED WHICH LEAD OR EXTENSION WAS REMOVED. REPORTS FOR ALL LEADS AND EXTENSIONS ARE SUBMITTED. IT WAS REPORTED, THE PATIENT HAD IRRITATION AT THE IPG SITE. THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTED INFECTION AND PLACED THE PATIENT ON ORAL ANTIBIOTICS. FOLLOW-UP IDENTIFIED THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE IPG AND ONE EXTENSION. ON LEAD WAS CUT WITH THE TERMINAL END LEFT IN PLACE. CULTURES TESTED NEGATIVE FOR INFECTION. FOLLOW-UP FOUND THE PATIENT HAD NO SIGNS OF INFECTION. PRIOR TO THE INFECTION, IT WAS NOTED THERE WERE IMPEDANCE ISSUES, AND THE AMPLITUDE WAS UNABLE TO BE INCREASED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LAMITRODE S8 SCS LEAD LGW ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION 3268 2861787

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Required Intervention