ACTIVA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-04518
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 3, 2013
- Report Date
- March 14, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- MHY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P960009
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4).
PRODUCT ID: 3387S-40 LOT# V515921, IMPLANTED: 2010 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE LEAD PRODUCT ID: 3387S-40 LOT# V443598, IMPLANTED: 2010 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE LEAD PRODUCT ID: 37085-60 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2010 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION PRODUCT ID: 37085-60 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: 2010 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION PRODUCT ID: 3387S-40 LOT# V515921, IMPLANTED: 2010 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE LEAD PRODUCT ID: 3387S-40 LOT# V443598, IMPLANTED: 2010 (B)(6), PRODUCT TYPE LEAD. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PATIENT HAD SOME "EXTREMELY PAINFUL LIKE SPASMS" IN HIS LEFT ARM THAT STARTED WITH TINGLING AND NUMBNESS IN FINGERS. THE PATIENT NOTED IT WORKED ITS WAY UP HIS ARM AND "GOT REAL SORE IN THE FOREARM, IN THE MUSCLE AND IN THE SHOULDER". IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS SO BAD THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE REPORT THAT IT BROUGHT THE PATIENT TO HIS KNEES. THE PATIENT SAW HIS GENERAL PRACTITIONER YESTERDAY AND HAD AN X-RAY, WHERE THE PATIENT WAS ON THE FLOOR A COUPLE TIMES IN PAIN. THE PAIN WAS "LIKE A SPASM THAT WOULD COME ON FOR 5-10 MINUTES AND WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE AND THEN WOULD GO AWAY". IT WAS NOTED THE PATIENT WAS ON PAIN MEDICATION AT THE TIME OF REPORT. THE PAIN STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO REPORT WITH THE TINGLING AND NUMBNESS AND THE PATIENT INITIALLY THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A HEART RELATED ISSUE. THE PATIENT WAS REDIRECTED TO HIS HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP). IT WAS LATER REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2013 BY THE HCP THE CAUSE OF EVENT WAS UNKNOWN; THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL IMPEDANCES ON THE RIGHT LEAD, BUT FOUND HIGH IMPEDANCE VALUE ON THE LEFT LEAD AT UNIPOLAR PAIR C<(>&<)>0 = 2414 OHMS; PATIENT SYMPTOMS WERE NOTED AS "LEFT SHOULDER/ARM DISCOMFORT FOR ONE MONTH, HAND FEELING NUMB, RADIATE FROM BEHIND SHOULDER BLADE, DOWN ARM INTO FINGERS" AND PATIENT OUTCOME REPORTED AS NO INJURY. IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2013 BY THE PATIENT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH HIS DEVICE/THERAPY
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136439 | ACTIVA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MHY | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37601 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |