RESTORE SENSOR
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2014-17539
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 23, 2014
- Report Date
- August 29, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 3778-60, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2011, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD; PRODUCT ID 37754, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: RECHARGER; PRODUCT ID 37746, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS NOT ABLE TO ADJUST STIMULATION. ADAPTIVE STIMULATION WAS PROGRAMMED AND THE PATIENT HAD BEEN TRYING TO CHANGE STIMULATION AMPLITUDE. THE PATIENT TRIED TO INCREASE THEIR STIMULATION FROM 120 TO 160 AND THE CHANGE WOULD NOT ¿STICK.¿ WHEN THE PATIENT CHECKED THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) WITH THE PATIENT PROGRAMMER AFTER MAKING THE CHANGE, IT HAD GONE BACK TO 120. THE PATIENT WAS HAVING PAIN ISSUES AND MUSCLE SPASMS AND THEY WANTED TO TURN THEIR STIMULATION UP RATHER THAN TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS. TO ADDRESS THE MUSCLE SPASMS THAT OCCURRED WITH THEIR PAIN THE PATIENT HAD INCREASED STIMULATION TO 160 OR 170 AND THE PATIENT¿S SPASMS HAD GOTTEN BETTER SO THEY WANTED TO DECREASE STIMULATION DOWN TO 140 OR 130. THE PATIENT FOUND THAT THE CHANGE WAS NOT STAYING AND THEY WERE STILL AT 160 OR 170. RECENTLY THE PATIENT HAD DECREASED STIMULATION DOWN TO 130 WHEN THEY SAT VERY STILL, BUT THAT ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR UNTIL IT HAD JUMPED BACK UP. THE NIGHT PRIOR TO THIS REPORT THE PATIENT HAD TRIED DECREASING STIMULATION FROM 140 TO 130, BUT IT WAS 140 AGAIN ON THE DAY OF THIS REPORT. WHEN THE PATIENT PROGRAMMER WAS SYNCED TO THE INS THE PATIENT WAS SHOWING MOBILE. WHEN THE PATIENT SAT DOWN THE PATIENT PROGRAMMER WAS SHOWING TRANSITION ZONE AND WHEN THE PATIENT LIED BACK THE PROGRAMMER SHOWED THE APPROPRIATE POSITION. WHEN THE PATIENT SAT BACK UPRIGHT THE PROGRAMMER DISPLAYED THE APPROPRIATE POSITION OF UPRIGHT. THE PATIENT WAS THEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DECREASE STIMULATION FROM 140 TO 130. THE PATIENT THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ADJUSTING THEIR STIMULATION BECAUSE OF A HURRICANE IN THE AREA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 590627 | RESTORE SENSOR | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37714 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00047 YR |