FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RESTORE

MDR report key: 3388636 · Received October 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2013-17526
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 4, 2013
Date of Event
March 1, 2013
Report Date
September 16, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 377760, LOT# V011515, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 377760, LOT# V011827, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 37752, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, PRODUCT TYPE: RECHARGER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS INTERMITTENT STIMULATION. THE PATIENT NEEDED TO CHARGE VERY FREQUENTLY. THE PATIENT USED TO CHARGE EVERY 2.5 WEEKS AND NOW IT IS EVERY 3 DAYS AND ¿NOT USING IT.¿ IMPEDANCES WERE ALL NORMAL. THE EVENT STARTED 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT WAS ¿MUCH WORSE¿ IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. THE PATIENT HAD A FEW FALLS, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN STIMULATION REPORTED CONCURRENT WITH THE FALLS. THE PATIENT COULD BE PERFECTLY STILL AND THE THERAPY WOULD JUST STOP. UPON INTERROGATION IT WAS SHOWN THE DEVICE HAD BEEN USED FOR LESS THAN ONE HOUR IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. THE PATIENT HAD RECHARGED 15 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS PER SESSION. THE PLAN WAS TO HAVE THE PATIENT KEEP A DIARY AND MEET WITH THE REPORTER IN ONE WEEK. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS ON ¿N¿LINK¿ AND WAS NEAR REPLACEMENT, BUT IT WAS UNCLEAR WHAT WAS MEANT BY THIS STATEMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
504550 RESTORE STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO 37711

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00065 YR