RESTORE SENSOR
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2014-24649
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 30, 2014
- Report Date
- December 9, 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
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
UPDATES TO CONCLUSION CODING WERE MADE. IS RELATED TO THE INS, S/N (B)(4), AND IS RELATED TO THE LEAD, LOT # V218547032. ANALYSIS OF THE INS, S/N (B)(4), FOUND THE BATTERY HAD REDUCED CAPACITY DUE TO OVER-DISCHARGE.
ANALYSIS OF THE LEAD, LOT # V218547032, FOUND THE CONDUCTOR WAS BROKEN AT THE ANCHOR SITE. ALL WIRES WERE BROKEN 20.5CM FROM THE DISTAL END. (B)(4).
(B)(4).
ANALYSIS RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT WHEN ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. UPON FURTHER REVIEW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CONCLUSION CODE 92 NO LONGER APPLIES TO THIS EVENT.
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 3778-45, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3550-39, LOT# N246304, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE: ACCESSORY; PRODUCT ID 37754, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: RECHARGER; PRODUCT ID 3778-45, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3708140, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION; PRODUCT ID 3708140, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE: EXTENSION; PRODUCT ID 37744, SERIAL# (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: PROGRAMMER, PATIENT; PRODUCT ID 3778-45, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD; PRODUCT ID 3778-45, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. (B)(4).
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2015 BECAUSE THE THERAPY/STIMULATION HAD ¿QUIT WORKING.¿ DURING AN APPOINTMENT IN WHICH THE DEVICE WAS ¿JUMP-STARTED¿ IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT LEAD WAS ¿BAD¿. DURING THE LEAD EXPLANT THE LEADS AND EXTENSIONS WERE CUT BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP). POST-OP THE PATIENT WAS NOTED TO BE DOING WELL.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S DEVICE HAD HIGH IMPEDANCES ON THEIR RIGHT LEAD WHICH WAS ELECTRODES 8 THROUGH 15. WITH ELECTRODE 2 USED AS THE REFERENCE ELECTRODE THE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE: ELECTRODE 0: 1048 OHMS ELECTRODE 1: 1171 OHMS ELECTRODE 3: 992 OHMS ELECTRODE 4: 1054 OHMS ELECTRODE 5: 1220 OHMS ELECTRODE 6: 1066 OHMS ELECTRODE 7: 941 OHMS ELECTRODE 8: 11769 OHMS ELECTRODE 9: 13037 OHMS ELECTRODE 10: >20000 OHMS ELECTRODE 11: >20000 OHMS ELECTRODE 12: >20000 OHMS ELECTRODE 13: >20000 OHMS ELECTRODE 14: >20000 OHMS ELECTRODE 15: >20000 OHMS TROUBLESHOOTING WAS DONE ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT BUT THE IMPEDANCES REMAINED HIGH. THE PATIENT WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE PATIENT WAS RECEIVING GOOD THERAPY ON THEIR LEFT SIDE, LEG AND BACK. THEY WERE GETTING NO STIMULATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO THE HIGH IMPEDANCES ON THE RIGHT LEAD. THE PATIENT WAS UNDECIDED IF THEY WANTED TO DO A REVISION OF THE RIGHT LEAD. 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A CONSUMER VIA A MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A PATIENT WHO WAS IMPLANTED WITH A NEUROSTIMULATOR FOR LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT'S DEVICE WORKED FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN THEY QUIT USING IT. IN (B)(6) 2015 THE DEVICE WAS "JUMP-STARTED" BY A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE. DURING A LEAD EXPLANT, THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE IT WAS DISCHARGED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) REPORTED PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INFORMATION WAS UNTRUE AS THE PATIENT HAD HER IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS), AS WELL AS HER LEADS, SURGICALLY REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2015. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 860117 | 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 | Required Intervention |