FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PULSE GEN MODEL 105
MDR report key: 4061353
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Received September 4, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2014-02221
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 4, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 1, 2014
- Report Date
- August 8, 2014
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS INC
- Product Code
- LYJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970003
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER CAREGIVERS
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
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Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED BY THE PATIENT¿S MOTHER THAT HIS VNS SETTING CHANGED AFTER GOING THROUGH A BODY SCANNER. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN KEPT THERE FOR A WHILE AND HAD BEEN ¿SWIPED¿ WITH THE SECURITY WAND MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THE PATIENT LEFT HIS VOICE HAD A CONSTANT ¿TRILL¿ BUT IT HAS BEEN MORE NORMAL. THE PATIENT NOW REPORTS THAT THEIR VOICE NO LONGER HAS A ¿TRILL¿ WHEN THEY SWIPE THEIR MAGNET. THE MOTHER LATER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S SIGNAL FREQUENCY WAS AT 15 HZ WHEN IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SET TO 20 HZ. ATTEMPTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541073 | PULSE GEN MODEL 105 | GENERATOR | LYJ | CYBERONICS INC | 105 | 202623 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 YR |