FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 3556806 · Received January 7, 2014

Report

Report Number
1644487-2014-00093
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 7, 2014
Date of Event
June 13, 2006
Report Date
December 12, 2013
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS INC
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMMING HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013 IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A FAULTED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS TEST OCCURRED THAT CHANGED THE PATIENT¿S SETTINGS TO OUTPUT=1MA/FREQUENCY=30HZ/PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/ON TIME=30SEC/OFF TIME=60MIN/ MAGNET OUTPUT=1MA/MAGNET PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/MAGNET ON TIME=30SEC AT THE TIME OF IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2006. THESE SETTINGS WERE NOT CORRECTED AND THEN A FINAL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS TEST APPEARED TO HAVE CHANGED THE SETTINGS AGAIN THAT DAY TO OUTPUT=0MA/FREQUENCY=20HZ/PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/ON TIME=30SEC/OFF TIME=60MIN/MAGNET OUTPUT=0MA/MAGNET PULSE WIDTH=500USEC/MAGNET ON TIME=30SEC AS THE PATIENT WAS INTERROGATED AND FOUND AT THESE INCORRECT SETTINGS AT THE NEXT VISIT ON (B)(6) 2006. THE SETTINGS WERE CORRECTED ON (B)(6) 2006 TO OUTPUT=0.25MA/FREQUENCY=20HZ/PULSE WIDTH=250USEC/ON TIME=30SEC/OFF TIME=10MIN/MAGNET OUTPUT=0.25MA/MAGNET PULSE WIDTH=250USEC/MAGNET ON TIME=60SEC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
8977 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS INC MODEL 250 NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 17 YR