FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INTERSTIM II

MDR report key: 4102981 · Received September 19, 2014

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2014-17415
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 19, 2014
Date of Event
June 20, 2014
Report Date
August 27, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
EZW
PMA / PMN Number
P970004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FINAL ANALYSIS OF THE (NEUROSTIMULATOR) (NJY256510H) REVEALED FUNCTIONALLY OKAY/INSIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 3037, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2014, PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. PRODUCT ID: 3889-28, LOT# VA0KA5J, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2014, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTS THE PHYSICIAN RECLOSED THE WOUND AND IT WAS FINE. PATIENT'S THERAPY WAS WORKING AND WOUND SEEMED TO BE HEALING. SINCE THEN THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DECIDED TO REMOVE THE LEAD AND BATTERY. WHEN THE PATIENT CAME BACK IN FOR ANOTHER CHECK-UP THE WOUND STILL WAS OPENED AND IT APPEARED RED AND POSSIBLY INFECTED. THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER REMOVED THE LEAD AND BATTERY ON (B)(6) 2014 AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW LEAD AND BATTERY. PATIENT HAS BEEN SEEN SINCE AND WAS DOING GREAT. INCISION HAS HEALED AND SHE WAS RECEIVING EFFECTIVE THERAPY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT¿S IMPLANT INCISION NEVER HEALED RIGHT. THE INCISION DID NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE AND THE BATTERY COULD BE SEEN WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE INCISION CLOSELY. IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO THE PATIENT NOT FOLLOWING POST-SURGICAL ACTIVITY RESTRICTIONS AS THE PATIENT WAS PLAYING TENNIS AND GOLF. CULTURES WERE RUN AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO INFECTION AT THE TIME. THE DOCTOR SUTURED THE OPENING TO ENSURE IT WAS CLOSED AND NO BATTERY WAS VISIBLE BENEATH THE SKIN. THE PATIENT WAS SEEING OVER A 50 PERCENT IMPROVEMENT AND WAS DOING WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
583894 INTERSTIM II STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE EZW MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. 3058

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00067 YR Required Intervention