FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 3233824 · Received July 18, 2013

Report

Report Number
1644487-2013-02171
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 18, 2013
Date of Event
February 18, 2013
Report Date
July 15, 2013
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON THE DATE OF THE EVENT, (B)(6) 2013, AND STATED THAT HE INTERROGATED THE DEVICE AND FOUND THAT THE DEVICE HAD BEEN DISABLED FOR UNKNOWN REASON ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. AT THE TIME THE PROGRAMMING HISTORY WAS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMMING HISTORY THAT WAS REPORTED ON THE INITIAL MDR INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE DISABLEMENT WAS DUE TO GENERATOR DIAGNOSTICS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A REVIEW OR PROGRAMMING HISTORY ON (B)(6) 2013 IT WAS NOTED THAT ON ONE OCCASION AN ANOMALY WAS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING OCCURRED ON 02/18/2013 DUE TO A GENERATOR DIAGNOSTICS TEST, RESULTING IN A DISABLEMENT OF THE GENERATOR. THE GENERATOR WAS INTERROGATED AT A DIFFERENT SET OF PARAMETERS ON (B)(6) 2013. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
334477 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. MODEL 250 NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 16 YR