FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 3983356 · Received August 6, 2014

Report

Report Number
1644487-2014-01948
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 6, 2014
Date of Event
July 10, 2014
Report Date
July 11, 2014
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMMING AND DIAGNOSTIC HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VNS PATIENT¿S DEVICE SETTINGS WERE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROGRAMMED. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SUBDURAL GRID PLACEMENT. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT¿S DEVICE WAS DISABLED; HOWEVER, ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT¿S DEVICE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY FOUND TO BE PROGRAMMED BACK ON. THE SETTINGS WERE INDICATIVE OF AN INTERRUPTED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TEST. REVIEW OF PROGRAMMING AND DIAGNOSTIC HISTORY DID NOT SHOW THE INITIAL DEVICE DISABLEMENT ON (B)(6) 2014. ON (B)(6) 2014, PATIENT¿S DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE PROGRAMMED OFF. THE MAGNET MODE OUTPUT CURRENT WAS PROGRAMMED BACK ON, BUT AN INTERRUPTED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TEST SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRED THAT CAUSED AN UNINTENDED CHANGE IN DEVICE SETTINGS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
459935 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LYJ CYBERONICS MODEL 250 1075226

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 20 YR