FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102R

MDR report key: 3081093 · Received April 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
1644487-2013-01151
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2013
Date of Event
February 4, 2013
Report Date
March 5, 2013
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTED "FAILURE TO PROGRAM" AND "END OF SERVICE" WERE DUPLICATED IN THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF NORMAL EXPECTED BATTERY DEPLETION, BASED ON THE BATTERY LIFE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRICAL TEST RESULTS. THE PULSE GENERATOR MODULE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CLINIC NOTES WERE RECEIVED THAT A VNS PATIENT WAS GOING TO BE HAVING THEIR GENERATOR REPLACED FOR NORMAL END OF SERVICE (EOS). REPORTED AT THEIR (B)(6) 2013 VISIT WAS THAT SINCE THE PATIENT'S BATTERY HAS BEEN LOW THEY HAD ABOUT 3 EPILEPSY EPISODES LAST WEEK. THE PATENT'S DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO BE INTERROGATED AS AT END OF BATTERY LIFE. THE PATIENT WENT TO SURGERY (B)(6) 2013 AND THEIR SURGERY WAS ABORTED AFTER BEING UNDER ANESTHESIA BECAUSE THE OR STAFF DID NOT HAVE A COMPATIBLE GENERATOR WITH THEIR IMPLANTED LEAD. TEACHING HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE IMPLANTING FACILITY AND THE PATIENT DID UNDERGO SUCCESSFUL GENERATOR REPLACEMENT AT A LATER DATE ON (B)(6) 2013.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
181989 PULSE GEN MODEL 102R PULSE GEN MODEL 102R LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 102R 013755

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR Hospitalization| R