FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102

MDR report key: 3022035 · Received March 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
1644487-2013-00822
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 26, 2013
Date of Event
January 1, 2013
Report Date
February 26, 2013
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS 3 PROLONGED SEIZURES SINCE HIS LAST APPOINTMENT AND AN INCREASE IN SEIZURES. THE PHYSICIAN HAS ONLY SEEN THE PATIENT A COUPLE TIMES AND THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE. THE PATIENT HAD A GENERATOR REPLACEMENT AND THE GENERATOR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. PRODUCT ANALYSIS IS PLANNED BUT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. A BATTERY LIFE CALCULATION SHOWED THAT THE PATIENT'S GENERATOR WAS NEAR OR AT END OF SERVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED ON THE GENERATOR. AN OPEN CAN MEASUREMENT OF THE BATTERY VOLTAGE DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETED. THE END OF SERVICE CONDITION WAS THE RESULT OF NORMAL, EXPECTED BATTERY DEPLETION BASED ON THE BATTERY LIFE CALCULATION, THE ELECTRICAL TEST RESULTS AND THE BENCH EVALUATION. THE DEVICE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. ANALYSIS OF THE GENERATOR IN THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB CONCLUDED THAT NO ABNORMAL PERFORMANCE OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ADVERSE CONDITION WAS FOUND.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
124470 PULSE GEN MODEL 102 GENERATOR LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 102 012081

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR