KINETRA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-10717
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 21, 2013
- Report Date
- June 4, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- MHY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P960009
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4).
CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 3387S-40, LOT# V014846, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3387S-40, LOT# V014846, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 748251, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION; PRODUCT ID 748251, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION. (B)(4).
ANALYSIS OF THE NEUROSTIMULATOR, SERIAL (B)(4), FOUND THE HYBRID SOLDER JOINT COLD. BOTH OF THE #4 BOND WIRES WERE BROKEN AND ONE OF THE BOND WIRES WAS MISSING. ONE OF THE #5 BOND WIRES WAS BROKEN NEAR THE HYBRID WELD SITE. BOTH OF THE #6 BOND WIRES WERE BROKEN AND ONE OF THE BOND WIRES WAS MISSING. ONE OF THE #7 BOND WIRES WAS BROKEN AND MISSING. IN ADDITION, AN OPEN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WAS FOUND AT THE L1 INDUCTOR INDVB SOLDER PAD CONNECTION. ANALYSIS OF THE TWO LEADS, BOTH WERE LOT #V014846, FOUND THE OUTER INSULATION BREACHED ESC. THERE WERE ALSO OPENS ON CIRCUIT 3 ON BOTH LEADS. THE CONDUCTORS WERE ALSO DAMAGED AND BROKEN ON BOTH LEADS DUE TO OVERSTRESS DAMAGE NEAR THE CONNECTOR WELD SITES ANALYSIS OF THE EXTENSIONS, SERIAL (B)(4), FOUND THE BODY CUT THROUGH AND SEGMENTED. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES. ANALYSIS OF THE TWO UNKNOWN STIMLOC ACCESSORIES FOUND NO ANOMALIES. (B)(4)
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD AN ¿EVALUATION FOR SEIZURE FOCUS.¿ IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S SEIZURES HAD GRADUALLY WORSENED AND THEY WANTED TO LOCALIZE THE SEIZURES TO SEE IF THE PATIENT WAS A CANDIDATE FOR A ¿SURGICAL RESECTION OF THE TREATMENT OF THEIR REFRACTORY EPILEPSY.¿ IT WAS NOTED THAT THEY WERE TAKING OUT THE DBS. IT WAS UNCLEAR WHY THEY WERE REMOVING THE SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT; A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT IF INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO DEATH OR INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT AND THE PATIENT RECOVERED WITHOUT SEQUELA.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAMMING DATA APPEARED NORMAL. IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE NORMAL. NO OTHER DIAGNOSTIC DATA IS AVAILABLE FROM CLINICAL. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS REPORTED WITH THE EVENT "PROGRAMMING-LACK OF EFFICACY." WORSENING SEIZURES WERE ALSO NOT REPORTED BY THE SUBJECT AT THE TIME OF STUDY DISCONTINUATION. THE SUBJECT OPTED TO KEEP DEVICES BUT WITHOUT THERAPY. THE PATIENT THEN HAD THE COMPLETE SYSTEM EXPLANTED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER EXITING FROM THE STUDY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283048 | KINETRA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MHY | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 7428 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00036 YR | Required Intervention |