RESTORE ULTRA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-08571
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 3, 2013
- Report Date
- May 16, 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
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4).
CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 3778-60, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3778-60, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 37743, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT; PRODUCT ID 37752, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE RECHARGER; PRODUCT ID 37743, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THE SYSTEM WAS AGGRAVATING THE PATIENT ¿REALLY REALLY BAD¿ FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE ISSUE HAD STARTED IN (B)(6) 2013. THE PATIENT HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) ON (B)(6) 2013 WHERE THE DEVICE WAS TURNED OFF. IT WAS STATED THE PATIENT TRIPPED ON AN AREA RUG AT THE END OF (B)(6) 2013. THE PATIENT STARTED TURNING IT DOWN AND ¿OFF BASICALLY¿ AS THE PATIENT TRIPPED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER, WHERE THE PATIENT WAS ¿HOPPING AND ALMOST FELL.¿ THE PATIENT STAYED IN THEIR CHAIR AND RESTED AS THEIR LEG WAS ¿REALLY SORE.¿ IT WAS STATED THE PATIENT HAD MET WITH A MANUFACTURER¿S REPRESENTATIVE ON (B)(6) 2013 AS ¿SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.¿ WHEN THE PATIENT WAS STANDING UP IT FELT GOOD, BUT WHEN THE PATIENT WENT HOME AND IN THEIR CHAIR AND SWIMMING POOL, ¿WHICH CAUSED IT TO VIBRATE.¿ IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT IT WAS AN ¿AGGRAVATION VIBRATION¿ AND THE PATIENT¿S HCP DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE. THE PATIENT WAS TO RETURN TO THEIR HCP ON (B)(6) 2013 AND ¿FIGURE OUT THE NEXT STEPS.¿ IT WAS NOTED THE PATIENT DEALT WITH ¿A LOT OF PAIN ALL THE TIME.¿ IT WAS LATER REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO KEEP THE SYSTEM OFF FOR 1 MONTH. IT WAS STATED TESTING OF THE SYSTEM HAD SHOWN ALL SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING WITHIN SPECS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE PATIENT¿S PHYSICIAN STATED THE PATIENT¿S ¿INCREASED VIBRATION¿ WAS DUE TO A ¿BREAK¿ OF THE LEAD. THE PATIENT¿S OUTCOME WAS LISTED AS ¿NO INJURY.¿ A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244237 | RESTORE ULTRA | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37712 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |