FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR

MDR report key: 2955293 · Received February 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2013-00446
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 11, 2013
Report Date
January 22, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
EZW
PMA / PMN Number
P970004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 3093-28, SERIAL# UNKNOWN, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2013. PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A LEAD BROKE DURING EXPLANT, RESULTING IN THE END OF THE LEAD WITH ALL ELECTRODES BEING STILL IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED AND THE FRAGMENT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS AND THE PATIENT SUFFERED NO INJURY OR ADVERSE EVENT. TWO WEEKS LATER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED BECAUSE THE PATIENT DID NOT FEEL THE DEVICE WAS WORKING AND FOR "PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS" THE PATIENT WANTED THE DEVICE SYSTEM REMOVED. IT WAS NOTED THAT A DEVICE WAS NOT RE-IMPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
58365 IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE EZW MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other