FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 3130385 · Received May 24, 2013

Report

Report Number
1644487-2013-01595
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 24, 2013
Date of Event
September 26, 2005
Report Date
April 29, 2013
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMMING HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING MANUFACTURER REVIEW OF A PATIENT¿S VNS PROGRAMMING HISTORY, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT ON (B)(6) 2005 THE VNS DEVICE WAS INTERROGATED AND THE SETTINGS WERE 1.25MA/30HZ/500PULSEWIDTH/30SEC ON/5MIN OFF; A SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTICS TEST WAS PERFORMED AND RESULTED IN "FAULT", A SECOND SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTICS TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE RESULTS WERE OUTPUT STATUS = OK, LEAD IMPEDANCE = OK, DCDC CODE = 2, EOS = NO. A FINAL INTERROGATION WAS NOT PERFORMED AND THE PATIENT LEFT THE VISIT. AT THE NEXT RECORDED VISIT DATED (B)(6) 2006 THE FIRST INTERROGATION SHOWED THE DEVICE SETTINGS WERE 0MA/30HZ/500PULSEWIDTH/30SEC ON/5MIN OFF, WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF "FAULTED" DIAGNOSTICS WHICH CHANGED THE SETTINGS AT THE PREVIOUS (B)(6) 2005 VISIT. THE SETTINGS WERE CORRECTED ON (B)(6) 2006.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
231594 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS MODEL 250 NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 27 YR