FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 103

MDR report key: 3800991 · Received May 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
1644487-2014-01230
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 8, 2014
Date of Event
March 1, 2014
Report Date
April 11, 2014
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS INC
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS RECENTLY HAD TWO SEIZURES IN THREE WEEKS. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE NEEDS TO FIND A NEUROLOGIST TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE VNS BECAUSE THE DEVICE WAS WORKING WELL UNTIL THE SEIZURES. THE PATIENT INDICATED THAT THE SEIZURES COULD BE STRESS RELATED. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE CAN FEEL THE DEVICE WORKING. THE PATIENT HAS RECENTLY MOVED TO A NEW STATE AND WAS GIVEN NAMES OF PHYSICIANS TO CONTACT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE SEIZURES ARE AN INCREASE ABOVE THE PATIENT'S PRE-VNS BASELINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
277288 PULSE GEN MODEL 103 GENERATOR LYJ CYBERONICS INC 103 3754

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 37 YR