FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PENTA

MDR report key: 3052348 · Received April 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
1627487-2013-06142
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 4, 2013
Date of Event
March 12, 2013
Report Date
March 12, 2013
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD: THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. RESULTS: THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS REVIEWED WERE FOUND TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND NO ANOMALY RELATED TO THIS EVENT WERE FOUND. CONCLUSION: THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE REVIEW OF THE DHR AND STERILIZATION RECORDS. SJM HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE 1 OF 2. REF MFR REPORT: 1627487-2013-06143. IT WAS REPORTED THE PT WAS NOT RECEIVING EFFECTIVE STIMULATION. AN SJM REP MET WITH THE PT AND ATTEMPTED TO REPROGRAM THE PT'S SYSTEM BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN SATISFACTORY STIMULATION. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND CONFIRMED THE LEAD HAD MIGRATED. SURGERY WAS PLANNED TO REVISE THE LEAD. F/U INDICATED THAT, DURING THE LEAD REVISION SURGERY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE PT HAD AN INFECTION AT THE LEAD AND THE IPG SITES. THE SCS SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED AND THE PT WAS TREATED WITH IV ANTIBIOTICS, THE IMPLANT SITES WERE ALSO FLUSHED WITH THE ANTIBIOTIC. THE TYPE AND CAUSE OF THE INFECTION IS UNK. F/U INDICATES A CULTURE SHOWED THE PT WAS GRAM POSITIVE FOR AN INFECTION. THE IPG SITE INCISION WAS HEALED, BUT THE PT IS STILL HOSPITALIZED FOR THE LEAD INCISION, AND CURRENTLY HAS A WOUND VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE OVER THE SITE, AND IS BEING TREATED WITH IV ANTIBIOTICS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
139177 PENTA SCS LEAD LGW ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION 3228 3860321

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Hospitalization| R EXPLANT DATE:| SCS ANCHOR: MODEL 1194| EXPLANT DATE:| IMPLANT DATE:| IMPLANT DATE:| SCS ANCHOR: MODEL 1192