RESTORE ULTRA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2014-02851
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 12, 2014
- Report Date
- January 31, 2014
- 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
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 37754, SERIAL # (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE RECHARGER; PRODUCT ID 37746, SERIAL # (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT; PRODUCT ID 3778-60, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2013, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3778-60, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2013, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS CHARGING MORE THAN EXPECTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT USED TO CHARGE EVERY 1.5 WEEKS OR MORE AND NOW THEY CHARGED BOUT EVERY 3 TO 4 DAYS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S SETTING HAD NOT CHARGED SINCE THE RECHARGING ISSUE STARTED TO OCCUR WHICH WAS THE LAST MONTH OR MONTH AND A HALF. IT WAS NOTED THAT IMPEDANCES WERE ALL IN THE NORMAL RANGE AROUND 1086, 1400 OHMS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD NOT HAD ANY CHANGES IN STIMULATION DURING THIS TIME. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT GOT REAR ENDED ON HALLOWEEN AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND THE STIMULATION HAD NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. IT WAS NOTED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE FOR ANY LEAD ISSUES BUT THE PATIENT HAD REPROGRAMMING SESSIONS DONE TO TRY TO ADDRESS THE STIMULATION NEEDS. IT WAS NOTED THAT A RECHARGE FREQUENCY CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED BASED ON 4 PROGRAMS OF 4.5 VOLTS, 450 MICROSECONDS, 4.2 VOLTS, 450 MICROSECONDS, 2.5 VOLTS, 330 MICROSECONDS, 6.3 VOLTS, 120 MICROSECONDS, 40 HERTZ AND AN IMPEDANCE OF 986, 1042, 352, AND 749, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH WOULD GIVE THE ESTIMATED CHARGE INTERVAL OF 7.0 DAYS. IT WAS NOTED THAT BASED ON HISTORICAL RECHARGING DATA AND PROGRAMMED SETTING THE RECHARGE INTERVAL APPEARED TO BE APPROPRIATE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT DID HAVE A LITTLE STIMULATION ON (B)(6) 2014. ONE WEEK LATER, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORTED THE PATIENT¿S NUMBER OF PROGRAMS WAS REDUCED FROM FOUR TO THREE PROGRAMS. IT WAS STATED THE REDUCTION IN PROGRAMS WAS INTENDED TO HELP WITH THE PATIENT¿S RECHARGE INTERVAL. IT WAS ONCE AGAIN NOTED THE PATIENT¿S ¿IMPEDANCES WERE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE.¿ A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93720 | RESTORE ULTRA | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37712 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |