ACTIVA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-11188
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 2, 2013
- Report Date
- June 14, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- MRU
- PMA / PMN Number
- H020007
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4).
CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 37602, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, PRODUCT TYPE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; PRODUCT ID 37642, SERIAL # (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT; PRODUCT ID 3387040, LOT # V008951, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 748251, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION; PRODUCT ID 3387-40, LOT # J0230952V, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2003, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 748251, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2005, PRODUCT TYPE EXTENSION. (B)(4).
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 37602, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, PRODUCT TYPE: IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR. PRODUCT ID: 37642, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. PRODUCT ID: 3387040, LOT# V008951, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 748251, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION. PRODUCT ID: 3387-40, LOT# J0230952V, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2003, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 748251, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2005, PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION. PRODUCT ID: 7426, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, PRODUCT TYPE" IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR. PRODUCT ID: 7426, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, PRODUCT TYPE: IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR. ANALYSIS OF IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR FOUND NO SIGNIFICANT ANOMALY. THE BATTERY WAS NORMAL END OF LIFE AND THERE WAS NO TELEMETRY/OUTPUT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6), THE RIGHT SIDE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) WAS SHOWING END OF SERVICE (EOS) LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER IMPLANT. IT WAS NOTED THE PATIENT HAD HER DEVICES INTERROGATED AND ADJUSTED BY A NEUROLOGIST IN (B)(6) 2013 AND THE BATTERIES WERE STILL SHOWING ¿GOOD¿ AT THAT TIME. THE BATTERIES WERE CHECKED A COUPLE TIMES BETWEEN THAT TIME AND THE TIME OF REPORT AND EVERYTHING WAS ¿COMING OUT FINE.¿ THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A RETURN OF SYMPTOMS WITH INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE MOVEMENTS AND ¿THINGS TO THAT NATURE¿ WHICH BEGAN SLOWLY A MONTH TO A MONTH AND A HALF PRIOR TO REPORT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S HUSBAND WASN¿T SURE IF IT WAS MAYBE HER MEDICATIONS AND IT WAS NOTED THE PATIENT WAS NEARING THE END OF HER BOTOX TREATMENTS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DEPLETED RIGHT SIDE INS WAS THE SAME SIDE THAT WAS DEPLETED AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT IN 2012. AT THAT TIME THE LEADS WERE TESTED AND THEY DID FIND AN OPEN CIRCUIT. WHEN TESTING THE LEADS ¿SEVEN DIFFERENT AND EACH ONE THEY FOUND ONE THAT WAS OPEN.¿ IT WAS NOTED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CALCIFIED TO THE POINT WHERE IT CREATED SUCH A HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE PATIENT¿S BRAIN. THE LEAD WAS NOT REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND THE INFORMATION SUGGESTED THE OPEN CIRCUIT WAS PROGRAMMED AROUND USING OTHER ELECTRODES. IT WAS NOTED THAT NO SHORT CIRCUITS HAD BEEN OBSERVED. THE PATIENT HAD AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF (B)(6) FOR A BATTERY REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS GOING TO HAVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY FOR THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR¿S (INS¿S) DUE TO DEPLETION FASTER THAN EXPECTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO HIGH PARAMETERS AND SETTINGS. THE TWO DEVICES HAD BEEN IMPLANTED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO (B)(6) 2013 AND THE PATIENT HAD ALREADY RUN THEM DOWN. THE MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVE WAS MEETING WITH THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) TOMORROW, (B)(6) 2013 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TWO PRIMARY CELL BATTERIES WERE REPLACED WITH ONE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302654 | ACTIVA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MRU | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37602 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00058 YR | Required Intervention |