FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI512
MDR report key: 3879437
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Received May 29, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3879437
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 29, 2014
- Date of Event
- February 3, 2014
- Report Date
- May 29, 2014
- Manufacturer
- COCHLEAR AMERICAS, INC.
- Product Code
- MCM
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS PATIENT WITH AIED (AUTOIMMUNE INNER EAR DISEASE) S/P RIGHT SINGULAR NEURECTOMY MET AUDIOMETRIC CRITERIA FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION. COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION USING THE NUCLEUS CI512 DEVICE WITH CONTOUR ADVANCE ELECTRODE WAS PERFORMED 3 YEARS AGO. DEVICE WITH SERIAL NUMBER WAS IMPLANTED AT THAT OPERATION. HE RECENTLY BEGAN TO SUFFER INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HEARING BENEFIT AND INCREASING POWER REQUIREMENTS, SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING HARD FAILURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316272 | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI512 | IMPLANT, COCHLEAR | MCM | COCHLEAR AMERICAS, INC. | CI512 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 YR | NOT APPLICABLE. |