FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 3087407 · Received May 1, 2013

Report

Report Number
1644487-2013-01173
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 1, 2013
Date of Event
March 9, 2007
Report Date
April 3, 2013
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMMING HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE REVIEWING THE PROGRAMMING HISTORY FOR THE PATIENT'S VNS GENERATOR IT WAS NOTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2007 A FAULTED DIAGNOSTICS CHANGED THE SETTINGS TO UNDESIRABLE SETTINGS. ON (B)(6) 2013 THE PATIENT WAS PROGRAMMED AT OUTPUT CURRENT= 0 MA/ FREQUENCY= 30 HZ/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC/ON TIME= 30 SEC/OFF TIME= 180 MIN / MAGNET OUTPUT CURRENT= 0 MA/ ON TIME= 60 SEC/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC. LATER A FAULTED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS CAUSED THE SETTINGS TO CHANGE TO OUTPUT CURRENT= 1 MA/ FREQUENCY= 20 HZ/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC/ON TIME= 30 SEC/OFF TIME= 60 MIN / MAGNET OUTPUT CURRENT= 1 MA/ ON TIME= 30 SEC/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
189561 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS MODEL 250 NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 33 YR