RESTORE SENSOR
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2014-08273
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 30, 2014
- Report Date
- June 3, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Removal / Correction Number
- Z-0500-2010
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 3778-60, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2014, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3778-60, SERIAL # (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2014, PRODUCT TYPE LEAD; PRODUCT ID 37754, SERIAL # (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE RECHARGER; PRODUCT ID 37744, SERIAL # (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE PROGRAMMER, PATIENT; PRODUCT ID NEU_SLEEVE/ANCHOR, SERIAL # UNKNOWN, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2014, PRODUCT TYPE ACCESSORY. (B)(4).
UPDATED THE NEU_SLEEVE/ANCHOR TO THE FOLLOWING: PRODUCT ID 3550-39, SERIAL# UNKNOWN, EXPLANTED: 2014 (B)(6); PRODUCT TYPE ACCESSORY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS NOT RECEIVING ANY THERAPEUTIC BENEFIT FROM THE THERAPY BECAUSE THE LEADS HAD MIGRATED AND THE STIMULATION WAS IN THE WRONG LOCATION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF STIMULATION AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECT. SYMPTOMS OR COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT INCLUDED LESS THAN 50% THERAPY RELIEF AT THE LEAD LOCATION. IT WAS NOTED THAT PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO REVISE THE LEAD HAD FAILED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN THE PHYSICIAN DISSECTED DOWN TO THE ANCHOR TO REMOVE THE LEADS THEY FOUND THAT THE ANCHOR METALLIC CENTER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SILICONE SHEATH. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS WHY THE LEAD MIGRATED. IT WAS NOTED THAT ACTIONS REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT INCLUDED EXPLANT. THE PRODUCT STATUS OF BOTH LEADS AND THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) WAS EXPLANTED-COMPLETE. DIAGNOSTICS OR TROUBLESHOOTING INCLUDED REPROGRAMMING. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE CAUSE OF ISSUE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE PATIENT¿S STATUS AT THE TIME OF REPORT WAS ALIVE WITH NO INJURY. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE REPORT THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE SUBMITTED WAS BASED UPON INFORMATION TOLD TO THEM ANECDOTALLY BY THE PHYSICIAN ON THE DAY OF THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE WAS THERE ¿DOING A DIFFERENT CASE¿ WITH ¿HER¿ PRIOR TO THIS ONE. THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE NOTED THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPROGRAM THE PATIENT PRIOR TO THE EXPLANT PROCEDURE TO CONFIRM THAT THE STIMULATION COVERAGE WAS NOT IN THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TYPES OF TROUBLESHOOTING WERE DONE PRIOR TO THAT DAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EVENT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ANCHOR. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A LEAD MIGRATION DUE TO THE BROKEN ANCHOR. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE DEVICES WOULD BE RETURNED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO THE EVENT. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS NO INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259036 | RESTORE SENSOR | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37714 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |