FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VNS THERAPY CABLE

MDR report key: 435862 · 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