FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NCP PULSE GENERATOR

MDR report key: 513752 · 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