RESTORE ULTRA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-03621
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 13, 2013
- Report Date
- February 26, 2013
- 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
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
PRODUCT ID: 377745 LOT# V002679, IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE LEAD PRODUCT ID: 3777-45 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE LEAD PRODUCT ID: 37752 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE RECHARGER PRODUCT ID: 37743 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT PRODUCT ID: 3708140 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION PRODUCT I: 3708140 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2008 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION. (B)(4).
(B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT NEVER HAD THERAPEUTIC EFFECT. THE INS "DIDN'T WORK." IN THE BEGINNING THE PATIENT WOULD HAVE TO TURN INS UP SO HIGH TO COVER THE AREA THEY NEEDED TO THAT IT WOULD CAUSE PAIN. THE PATIENT WAS REPROGRAMMED "MANY TIMES." THE ONLY WAY THE PATIENT BELIEVED IT WOULD WORK WAS IF THEY PUT A NEW LEAD IN , HIGHER UP. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION STATED THE PATIENT "STILL HAD CONCERNS WITH HER DEVICE OR THERAPY" AND THAT THEY HAD "NOT SOUGHT FURTHER HELP." FURTHER INFORMATION STATED "THE STIMULATION DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY TARGET THE PAIN." IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS "UNKNOWN" WHETHER THE EVENT WAS DUE TO THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE "LEADS WERE NOT IN THE RIGHT POSITION FOR FUNCTION." THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REPORTED, THE PATIENT "WANTED IT EXPLANTED" BUT SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS "NOT YET" PLANNED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO THE EVENT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S BATTERY WAS DEAD. IN ORDER TO HIT THE RIGHT SPOTS THE PATIENT TURNED THE INS UP SO HIGH THAT IT SHOT DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF THEIR BREASTS AND THEN IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE GETTING SHOCKED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT NEVER HAD THERAPEUTIC EFFECT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN SHE WOULD TURN IT UP HIGH SHE FELT LIKE IT WAS ELECTROCUTING HER IN HER BREASTS. THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) WAS EXPLANTED 2015-(B)(6).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104950 | RESTORE ULTRA | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO | 37712 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |