FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
PULSE GEN MODEL 102
MDR report key: 3230136
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Received July 16, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2013-02149
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- July 16, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 18, 2013
- Report Date
- June 20, 2013
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS INC
- Product Code
- LYJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970003
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2013, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A CERVICAL FRACTURE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. PER THE OBITUARY, THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY ON (B)(6) 2013. FOLLOW UP WITH THE FUNERAL HOME FOUND THAT THE PATIENT WAS BURIED WITH THE VNS DEVICE; THEREFORE THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329746 | PULSE GEN MODEL 102 | GENERATOR | LYJ | CYBERONICS INC | 102 | 200670 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR | Death| O |