RESTORE
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-07556
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 13, 2013
- Report Date
- April 22, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 377745, LOT# V000680, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006. PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD: PRODUCT ID 37742, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006. PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT: PRODUCT ID 3708160, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006. PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION: PRODUCT ID 377745, LOT# V001497, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006. PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD: PRODUCT ID 3708160, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6). PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION. (B)(4).
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) (SERIAL #(B)(4)) FOUND THAT THE INS WAS RECEIVED IN AN OVERDISCHARGED STATE. THE TELEMETRY WAS RESTORED AFTER ONE FULL PHYSICIAN-MODE-RECHARGE, ALTHOUGH THE CAPACITY WAS SEVERELY REDUCED AND THE INS WAS DISCHARGING RAPIDLY. THROUGH LONGER CHARGE TIMES WITH LOWER COUPLING SOME CAPACITY WAS RESTORED SO THAT THE INS PASSED FUNCTIONAL TESTING. ACCORDING TO THE TRACE REPORT TAKEN FROM THE INS, THE BATTERY WAS LAST RECHARGED WHILE IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2008. IT WAS ONLY RECHARGED TO 3.720 VOLTS AND DEPLETED TO THE "LOCK" MODE ON (B)(6) 2008. IT HAD NOT BEEN RECHARGED UNTIL IT WAS DONE IN THE RETURNED PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB. ANALYSIS OF THE EXTENSION (SERIAL # (B)(4)) FOUND NO ANOMALIES. ANALYSIS OF THE EXTENSION (SERIAL # (B)(4)) FOUND THAT THE PROXIMAL END HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETELY SEATED IN THE INS CONNECTOR PORT. THE EXTENSION IS ELECTRICALLY OKAY, BUT IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY SEATED IN THE #8-15 CONNECTOR PORT OF THE INS CAUSING NO OUTPUT ON ANY ELECTRODE PAIRS USING ELECTRODES 9, 10, OR 11. ANALYSIS OF BOTH OF THE LEADS FOUND THAT THEY HAD BOTH BEEN SEGMENTED. A FUNCTIONALITY TEST OF THE EXTENSIONS AND LEADS FOUND THAT THE CONTINUITY WAS ACCEPTABLE AND THERE WERE NO SHORTS. A SET SCREW IMPRESSION ON THE EXTENSION WAS TOO PROXIMAL, INDICATING THAT THE EXTENSION WAS NOT COMPLETELY SEATED INT EH #8-15 CONNECTOR PORT OF THE INS. (B)(4).
(B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD THEIR DEVICE EXPLANTED DUE TO AN INFECTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD "CHRONIC INFECTIONS" AND A "NON-FUNCTIONING UNIT". ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209809 | RESTORE | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37711 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |