FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
VNS THERAPY CABLE
MDR report key: 435862
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Received December 28, 2002
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2002-00550
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 28, 2002
- Date of Event
- November 1, 2002
- Report Date
- December 4, 2002
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS, INC.
- Product Code
- LYJ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
REPORTER INDICATED THAT PATIENT'S NCP SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO INFECTION. THE INFECTION WAS PRESENT AT BOTH THE PULSE GENERATOR/POCKET AND BIPOLAR LEAD/CERVICAL AREAS AND WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS AND EXPLANT OF THE NCP SYSTEM. PHYSICIAN INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT'S INFECTION WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE AND THAT THE PATIENT HAS FULLY RECOVERED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VNS THERAPY CABLE | PULSE GENERATOR | LYJ | CYBERONICS, INC. | 102 | 6593 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 MO | Hospitalization| R | LOT NO. 5986.| 05/31/2004, DATE OF MFG. 05/09/2002, STERILIZATION| MODEL 302-20 VNS THERAPY LEAD, EXPIR DATE |