FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OCTRODE

MDR report key: 3193661 · Received June 25, 2013

Report

Report Number
1627487-2013-06522
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 25, 2013
Date of Event
May 31, 2013
Report Date
May 31, 2013
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION CODES: 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 INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. SJM DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE 2 OF 2. REFERENCE MFR REPORT: 1627487-2013-06521. IT WAS REPORTED THE PT WENT TO THE ER DUE TO AN INFECTION. THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO EXPLANT THE PT'S SCS SYSTEM AND AN ACTIVE INFECTION WAS FOUND AT BOTH THE IPG AND THE LEAD SITES. CULTURES AT THE INFECTION SITES WERE (B)(6) FOR (B)(6) INFECTION. BLOOD CULTURES WERE NEGATIVE, AND AN MRI WAS TAKEN AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. THE PT WAS TREATED WITH INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS VIA A PICC LINE. THE PT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL BUT RETURNED TWO DAYS LATER WITH A SUSPECTED EPIDURAL ABSCESS. A FOLLOW UP MRI WAS TAKEN BUT IT DID NOT SHOW ANY ANOMALIES. FOLLOW-UP IDENTIFIED THE PT CONTINUES TREATMENT WITH INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS AT HOME AND IS DOING WELL AND THE WOUNDS ARE HEALING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
289325 OCTRODE SCS LEAD LGW ST. JUDE MEDICAL - NEUROMODULATION 3186 3816524

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 35 YR Hospitalization IMPLANTED:| SCS ANCHOR: MODEL 1192