SOLETRA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-17761
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 9, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 24, 2011
- Report Date
- September 24, 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
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE ACTUAL EVENT DATES WERE NOT PROVIDED. THIS DATE IS BASED ON THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ARTICLE. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN SPECIFIC DEVICE INFORMATION FROM THE ARTICLE OR TO MATCH THE EVENTS REPORTED WITH PREVIOUSLY REPORTED EVENTS. CONCOMITANT: PRODUCT ID 7426 LOT# SERIAL# (B)(4) IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010 EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2011 PRODUCT TYPE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; PRODUCT ID 3387S-40, LOT# V042088, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007 EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2011 PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3387S-40, LOT# V026239, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007 EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2011 PRODUCT TYPE LEAD. (B)(4).
MARKS, W., BAILEY, L., REED, M., POMYKAL, A., MERCER, M., MACOMBER, D., ACOSTA, F., HONEYCUTT, J. PALLIDAL STIMULATION IN CHILDREN: COMPARISON BETWEEN CEREBRAL PALSY AND DYT1 DYSTONIA. JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2013;28(7):840-848. DOI:10.1177/0883073813488674 SUMMARY: THE AUTHORS COMPARED THE OUTCOMES OF 17 CHILDREN AGED 7 TO 15 YEARS WITH DYT1 DYSTONIA OR CEREBRAL PALSY FOLLOWING DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION. WHILE PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY PRESENTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER MOTOR DISABILITY THAN THE DYT1 COHORT AT BASELINE, BOTH GROUPS DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT AT 1 YEAR (CEREBRAL PALSY ¼ 24%; DYT1 ¼ 6%). THE GROUP AS A WHOLE DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT ON THE BARRY-ALBRIGHT DYSTONIA SCALE ACROSS TIME. GAINS IN MOTOR FUNCTION WERE APPARENT IN BOTH AXIAL AND APPENDICULAR DISTRIBUTIONS INVOLVING BOTH UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES. GAINS ACHIEVED BY 6 MONTHS WERE SUSTAINED IN THE CEREBRAL PALSY GROUP, WHEREAS THE DYT1 GROUP DEMONSTRATED CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT WITH ONGOING PALLIDAL STIMULATION BEYOND 18 MONTHS. YOUNG PATIENTS WITH DYSTONIA DUE TO CEREBRAL PALSY RESPONDED COMPARABLY TO PATIENTS WITH DYT1 DYSTONIA. THE SEVERITY OF MOTOR IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AT BASELINE AND FOLLOW-UP RAISES THE ISSUE OF EVEN EARLIER INTERVENTION WITH NEUROMODULATION IN THIS POPULATION TO LIMIT LONG-TERM MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS DUE TO DYSTONIA. REPORTED EVENT: (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT HAD REMOVAL OF ENTIRE DBS SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2011. IT WAS FELT THAT HER DBS LEADS WERE TOO LATERAL, STIMULATING THE INTERNAL CAPSULE, THUS CAUSING SIDE EFFECTS FROM THE DBS. THE DEVICES WERE NOT RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC. THIS EVENT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN MANUFACTURING REPORT # 3007566237-2013-02622. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING TH IS EVENT WILL BE REPORTED USING THE NEW MANUFACTURING REPORT #. PLEASE REFERENCE MANUFACTURING REPORT # 3004209178-2013-17760 FOR THE PATIENT'S SECOND IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512915 | SOLETRA | IMPLANTED SUBCORTICAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR (MOTOR DISORDERS) | MRU | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 7426 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00013 YR | Required Intervention |