ACTIVA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2014-19922
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 17, 2014
- Report Date
- September 29, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- MHY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P960009
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4).
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 37602, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, PRODUCT TYPE: IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR. PRODUCT ID: 3387-40, LOT# J0519429V, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2005, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 748251, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2005, PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION. PRODUCT ID: 3387-40, LOT# J0454516V, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2004, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. PRODUCT ID: 37642, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT. (B)(4).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DESIGNATED THE LEFT IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) AS THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. THUS, SOME PREVIOUS INFORMATION AND ALL FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS EVENT WILL BE SENT USING MANUFACTURER REPORT #3004209178-2014-19923.
IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS HIGH IMPEDANCE THAT READ >40,000 OHMS. THEY WERE NOTIFIED THE DAY PRIOR TO REPORT OF THE HIGH IMPEDANCE ISSUE. THE OPEN CIRCUIT WAS SEEN ON ALL CONTACT PAIRS WITH ELECTRODE 1. THE DOCTOR DID REPROGRAMMING AROUND CONTACT 1 AND THE PATIENT WAS NOW PROGRAMMED ON 3+ 2- 0-. EVEN WITH REPROGRAMMING TO 3+ 2- 0-, THE PATIENT CONTINUED TO REPORT SHOCKING SENSATION AT HIS RIGHT SIDE OF BODY, LOWER AND UPPER EXTREMITIES BUT THE SHOCKING WAS MILD AND NOT AS STRONG AS BEFORE. THE NEW PROGRAM CONTROLLED HIS TREMOR. THE PATIENT WENT TO BED 4 DAYS PRIOR TO REPORT AND FELT FINE BUT DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THEY HAD INTERMITTENT SHOCKING SENSATIONS UNTIL THEY TURNED HIS STIMULATION OFF. IT WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE BUT THEY DENIED ANY FALLS OR TRAUMA. THERE WAS NOTHING NEW IN HIS BEDROOM BESIDES THEY SLEPT ON AN EXTRA PILLOW. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE LEAD/EXTENSION SITE WHILE THE PATIENT TURNED HIS HEAD TO THE RIGHT THERE WAS NO SHOCKING SENSATION. ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE TESTING WAS DONE AT 3V WITH PRESSURE APPLIED AND HEAD TURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE: C0: 1357 OHMS, C1: >40K OHMS, C2: 726 OHMS, C3: 899 OHMS, 01: >40K OHMS, 02: 1635 OHMS, 03: 1875 OHMS, 12: >40K OHMS, 13: >40K OHMS, 23: 1153 OHMS. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE EXTENSION/IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) SITE WHILE THEIR HEAD WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE, ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE WAS TESTED AT 3V: C0: 1374 OHMS, C1: >40K OHMS, C2: 723 OHMS, C3: 914 OHMS, 01: >40K OHMS, 02: 1636 OHMS, 03: 1904 OHMS, 12: >40K OHMS, 13: >40K OHMS, 23: 1155 OHMS. WHEN THE STIMULATION WAS OFF THERE WAS NO SHOCKING SENSATION. NO INTERVENTIONS OR OUTCOME WERE 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.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661941 | ACTIVA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MHY | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 37602 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00054 YR |