FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RESTORE ADVANCED

MDR report key: 2972737 · Received February 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2013-02958
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 21, 2013
Report Date
September 6, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT ID: 399945, LOT# V176130, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2009, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 3777-60, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2009, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 37743, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER. PATIENT PRODUCT ID: 3708260, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2009, PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) WAS CHARGING MORE THAN EXPECTED. THE PATIENT WAS CHARGING DAILY FOR 1-2 HOURS BUT IT WAS STATED THAT IT USED TO CHARGE ONCE A WEEK. THERE WAS A QUESTIONABLE HISTORY OF OVERDISCHARGE (OD), NO OD HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. ESTIMATED RECHARGE INTERVAL WAS CALCULATED ON LONGEVITY CALCULATOR BASED ON 2 PROGRAMS: 6.1V, 450 MICROSECONDS, 50HZ, 262 OHMS; 4.2V, 450 MICROSECONDS, 426 OHMS. THE CALCULATION SHOWED 8 DAYS BEGINNING OF LIFE (BOL) TO 4 DAYS END OF LIFE (EOL) FOR THE BATTERY TO LAST FROM FULL TO DISCHARGED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT WHILE STIMULATION WAS TURNED ON, A LOSS OF THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OCCURRED. IT WAS STATED THAT THE PATIENT KEPT "TOP HALF OF INS (50-100%) CHARGED" AS SHE NOTICED THAT HER PAIN WAS "OUT OF CONTROL" WHEN HER INS WAS 50% CHARGED AND HER STIMULATION CHANGED AT THAT POINT. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD STARTED TO OCCUR RECENTLY. THE INS WAS REPROGRAMMED RECENTLY AS WELL AND PARAMETERS MIGHT HAVE CHANGED. THE RECHARGE STATISTICS OBTAINED WERE: (B)(6) 2013, 1.9HR S, 75%; (B)(6) 2013, 1.1HRS, 75%; (B)(6) 2013, 0.1HRS 50%; (B)(6) 2013, 0.5 HRS, 50%; (B)(6) 2013, 2.4HRS, 100%; (B)(6) 2013, 1.6HRS, 100%. ELECTRODE IMPEDANCES WERE GENERALLY BETWEEN 1800-2800 OHMS. FOUR DAYS LATER IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE OR GROUP IMPEDANCE ISSUES. NO X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. BATTERY REPLACEMENT WAS DISCUSSED, A SURGERY WAS TO BE PLANNED, THE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
76753 RESTORE ADVANCED STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO 37713

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00066 YR Required Intervention