FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NCP PULSE GENERATOR
MDR report key: 513752
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Received January 21, 2004
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2004-00072
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 21, 2004
- Date of Event
- December 4, 2003
- Report Date
- December 15, 2003
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS, INC.
- Product Code
- LYJ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
REPORTER INDICATED THAT VNS PT COULD NO LONGER FEEL STIMULATION. X-RAYS REVIEWED BY TREATING NEUROLOGIST DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS DISCONTINUITIES IN THE NCP SYSTEM. FURTHER FOLLOW-UP REVEALED THAT TREATING NEUROLOGIST SUSPECTS CURRENT LEAKAGE AND HAS PROGRAMMED THE GENERATOR TO OFF. THE PT IS SCHEDULED FOR NCP SYSTEM EXPLANT (BOTH GENERATOR AND LEAD) AND WILL NOT BE RE-IMPLANTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCP PULSE GENERATOR | PULSE GENERATOR | LYJ | CYBERONICS, INC. | 101 | 1202 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 YR | 10/31/2002, DATE OF MFG 10/28/2000, STERILIZATION| LOT NO. 1258.| MODEL 300-20 NCP BIPOLAR LEAD, EXPIR DATE |