INTERSTIM II
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2014-04315
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 12, 2014
- Report Date
- March 7, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- EZW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 3093-28, LOT# V800432, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2011, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 3037, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. (B)(4).
ABOUT FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN OVERSTIMULATION SENSATION. IT WAS STATED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A ¿TRIGGER POINT¿ IN HER VAGINA THAT WAS PAINFUL. THE PATIENT¿S DOCTOR TOLD HER TO TURN STIMULATION DOWN AND THAT RELIEVED THE PAIN. INFORMATION RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT INDICATED THE PATIENT INITIALLY STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO USE STIMULATION ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY HAD A YOGA EXERCISE THEY WERE GOING TO DO. IT WAS NOTED THE PATIENT HAD A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON THEIR SPINE OVER TWO MONTHS PRIOR WHERE THEY NEEDED TO TURN STIMULATION OFF. AFTER TURNING STIMULATION BACK ON THE PATIENT THOUGHT ¿IT WENT OFF¿ AGAIN. ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE CALL, THE PATIENT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AND WAS GETTING WORSE. STIMULATION WAS SET AT 3.8V AND IT WAS STATED THAT IT WORKED FINE, BUT THE PATIENT KNEW IT WOULD START TO HURT ON THE LEFT SIDE EVENTUALLY AND THEY WOULD NEED TO TURN IT DOWN. THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY HAD GOTTEN NERVE PAIN FROM THE DEVICE ON THE SIDE OF THE VAGINA AND THAT IS WHY THEY TURNED IT DOWN. THE PATIENT WOULD LATER STATE THEY WERE UNSURE IF THE PAIN WAS FROM THE DEVICE OR SURGICAL PROCEDURE. DURING THE CALL, THE PATIENT WAS ABLE TO DECREASE FROM 3.8V TO 1.5V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SENT IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE CONCERNS WITH THEIR DEVICE OR THERAPY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147351 | INTERSTIM II | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE | EZW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 3058 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |