FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PRIMEADVANCED

MDR report key: 4250996 · Received November 6, 2014

Report

Report Number
4250996
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 6, 2014
Date of Event
September 30, 2014
Report Date
November 6, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
AZ, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DEVICE WAS PLACED 3 YEARS AGO IN THE PATIENT SURGICALLY IN 2011. SHE HAD AN OFFICE VISIT AT WHICH TIME THE MEDTRONIC VENDOR SCANNED THE DEVICE AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THE PATIENT REPORTED, AT THE SAME TIME, THAT THE BATTERY SITE IS VERY PAINFUL AND GETS VERY HOT AND RED. THE PATIENT HAD SURGERY TO REPLACE THE DEVICE WITH A NEW ONE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
714890 PRIMEADVANCED STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 32 YR