FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 3090779 · Received May 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
1644487-2013-01230
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 2, 2013
Date of Event
July 10, 2006
Report Date
April 5, 2013
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMMING HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE REVIEWING THE PATIENT'S VNS GENERATOR PROGRAMMING HISTORY A SYSTEM FAULTED DIAGNOSTICS WAS NOTED TO HAVE LEFT THE PATENT WITH UNINTENDED SETTINGS. ON (B)(6) 2006 THE PATIENT LAST SETTINGS WERE OUTPUT CURRENT= 1.75 MA/ FREQUENCY= 30 HZ/ PULSE WIDTH= 250 USEC/ON TIME= 21 SEC/OFF TIME= 1.1 MIN / MAGNET OUTPUT CURRENT= 2.5 MA/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC / ON TIME= 60 SEC. A SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS WAS THEN PERFORMED WHICH FAULTED. NO FINAL INTERROGATION WAS THEN PERFORMED TO CHECK THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS. THE NEXT RECORDED VISIT ON (B)(6) 2013 THE PATIENT SETTINGS WERE OUTPUT CURRENT= 1 MA/ FREQUENCY= 20 HZ/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC/ON TIME= 30 SEC/OFF TIME= 60 MIN / MAGNET OUTPUT CURRENT= 1 MA/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC / ON TIME= 30 SEC. THIS EVENT IS CAPTURED IN THIS MDR REPORT. ON (B)(6) 2007 THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS WAS STILL AT OUTPUT CURRENT= 1 MA/ FREQUENCY= 20 HZ/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC/ON TIME= 30 SEC/OFF TIME= 60 MIN / MAGNET OUTPUT CURRENT= 1 MA/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC / ON TIME= 30 SEC. A GENERATOR DIAGNOSTICS WAS THEN PERFORMED WHICH RESULTED THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS TO CHANGE TO OUTPUT CURRENT= 0 MA/ FREQUENCY= 30 HZ/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC/ON TIME= 30 SEC/OFF TIME= 5 MIN / MAGNET OUTPUT CURRENT= 0 MA/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC / ON TIME= 60 SEC. ON (B)(6) 2007 THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS WAS THEN CORRECTED TO OUTPUT CURRENT= 0.25 MA/ FREQUENCY= 30 HZ/ PULSE WIDTH= 250 USEC/ON TIME= 30 SEC/OFF TIME= 5 MIN / MAGNET OUTPUT CURRENT= 0.5 MA/ PULSE WIDTH= 500 USEC / ON TIME= 60 SEC. THIS EVENT IS CAPTURED IN MDR REPORT #: 1644487-2013-01231

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
193312 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS MODEL 250 NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 9 YR