FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INTERSTIM II

MDR report key: 3840954 · Received May 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2014-01490
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 30, 2014
Date of Event
May 7, 2014
Report Date
May 7, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
EZW
PMA / PMN Number
P970004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ALL IMPEDANCES IN THE OPERATING ROOM WERE SHOWING 1700 OHMS OR LESS AND THE PATIENT WAS FEELING STIMULATION IN THE STAGE 2 IMPLANT AFTER THE LEAD WAS ALREADY IN PLACE. IN RECOVERY THE IMPEDANCES WERE GREATER THAN 4000 OHMS ON ALL OF THE BIPOLAR PAIRS AND ON ALL OF THE UNIPOLAR PAIRS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE RAN THE TEST AT 3V IN RECOVERY BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY RUN IT AT 2V AND ALL WERE SHOWING GREATER THAN 4000 OHMS AND AT 3V THERE WAS NO CHANGE. IN THE OPERATING ROOM THE PATIENT WAS FEELING IT AT 1V AND IN RECOVERY THEY WERE NOT FEELING ANYTHING EVEN AT 5.5V. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE REVIEWING THE INFORMATION WITH THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) TO DISCUSS REVISING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND A NEW DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED. THE INTERVENTION NEEDED WAS THAT THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) DID NOT SECURE THE LEAD INTO THE BATTERY. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ACCOUNT WAS RETURNING THE DEVICE AND THE PATIENT OUTCOME OR STATUS WAS THAT THE PATIENT WAS REIMPLANTED SUCCESSFULLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
317838 INTERSTIM II STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE EZW MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 3058

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention