INTERSTIM II
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2014-17037
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 15, 2014
- Report Date
- August 22, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- EZW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 3037, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. PRODUCT ID: 3889-28, LOT# VA0E9EK, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2013, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD A POSSIBLE INFECTION, BUT IT WAS MOST LIKELY CLOSE TO EROSION ONLY. THE IMPLANT WAS CLOSE TO THE SKIN BUT HADN¿T GONE THROUGH THE ORIGINAL IMPLANT SITE AND THE EVENT TOOK PLACE AROUND (B)(6) 2014. THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) WAS CULTURING THE POCKET TISSUE AND MADE A DEEPER POCKET. THE ACTIONS REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT WAS A REVISION WHERE A DEEPER POCKET WAS MADE AND ALL HARDWARE ¿ENTRANCE AND FUNCTIONING.¿ DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF IMPEDANCE TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE PRODUCT ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WAS DETERMINED. THE PATIENT STATUS WAS ALIVE WITH NO INJURY AND THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OR COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) WAS IMPLANTED AND REMAINED IN SERVICE. PERIOPERATIVE ANTIBIOTICS WERE ADMINISTERED AND THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTION IT WAS JUST POSSIBLE UNTIL THE CULTURES CAME BACK. THE HCP NOTICED THE POSSIBLE INFECTION ON A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE MENINGITIS AND THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THE INFECTION WAS RED INFLAMED TISSUE AT THE POCKET SITE. THE PRIMARY LOCATION OF THE INFECTION WAS AT THE INCISION AND THE CULTURE SOURCE WAS AT THE INCISION AND ALSO SWABBED AT THE POCKET. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT TYPE OF ORGANISM WAS CULTURED YET AND THE PATIENT WAS FINE. IT WOULD NOT BE KNOWN IF THE INFECTION HAD RESOLVED UNTIL THEY KNEW IF IT WAS INFECTED. THEY WOULD FINE OUT THE RESULTS OF THE CULTURE IN 5 DAYS. NO OUTCOME WAS REPORTED REGARDING THIS EVENT. FURTHER FOLLOW-UP IS BEING CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT铠BACK WAS HEALING FINE.
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL. THERE WAS NO ONGOING ISSUE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 568553 | INTERSTIM II | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE | EZW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 3058 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |