FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACTIVA
MDR report key: 3231503
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Received July 17, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3007566237-2013-02375
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 17, 2013
- Report Date
- April 3, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- MHY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P960009
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT RECENTLY DEVELOPED DYSKINESIA AND A DEVICE CHECK WAS CONDUCTED. AN IMPEDANCE VARIATION WAS REVEALED. THE DEVICE, WHICH WAS SET ON CONSTANT VOLTAGE MODE, HAD A CURRENT INCREASE FROM 1.2 ML TO 1.7 MA. THIS WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE DYSKINESIA. AFTER THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR WAS CHANGED TO CONSTANT CURRENT MODE, THE SITUATION BECAME STABLE. THE CAUSE OF THIS VARIATION ONE YEAR AFTER IMPLANT WAS UNKNOWN. IT WAS NOTED THAT SOON AFTER THE OPERATION THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED AN IMPEDANCE VARIATION ALSO.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330689 | ACTIVA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MHY | MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION | 37603 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |