FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OCTRODE

MDR report key: 3133291 · Received May 20, 2013

Report

Report Number
1627487-2013-03657
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 20, 2013
Date of Event
April 23, 2013
Report Date
April 23, 2013
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION METHOD: THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. RESULTS: THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS REVIEWED WERE FOUND TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND NO ANOMALIES RELATED TO THIS EVENT WERE FOUND. CONCLUSION: THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE REVIEW OF THE DHR AND STERILIZATION RECORDS. SJM HAS LIMITED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PATIENT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE 1 OF 2. REFERENCE MFR. REPORT: 1627487-2013-03664. THE PATIENT RECEIVED 2 TRIAL SCS LEADS WITH DIFFERENT LOT NUMBERS. THE PATIENT'S SPOUSE REPORTED THE DAY AFTER THE PATIENT UNDERWENT HIS TRIAL PROCEDURE HE BEGAN TO BLEED TO THE POINT THAT HIS CLOTHES AND SHEETS WERE SATURATED. FOLLOW-UP IDENTIFIED THE PATIENT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED HE HAD A HIGH WHITE BLOOD COUNT. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS CLARIFIED THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE BLEEDING BUT WAS RELEASING A CLEAR DISCHARGE. MOREOVER, IT WAS CONFIRMED THIS EVENT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S SCS DEVICE(S) AND THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE AN INFECTION. FURTHERMORE, THE PATIENT RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
223386 OCTRODE SCS LEAD LGW ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION 3086 3890588

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR Required Intervention