FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INTERSTIM

MDR report key: 5383725 · Received January 21, 2016

Report

Report Number
6000153-2016-00183
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 21, 2016
Date of Event
December 17, 2015
Report Date
March 30, 2016
Manufacturer
NEURO - VILLALBA
Product Code
EZW
PMA / PMN Number
P970004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) REPORTED THAT IT WAS UNCLEAR WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE DEVICE NOT WORKING, THE LEAD BREAKING, AND THE PATIENT NOT FEELING STIMULATION WAS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING BY "DAH" AND THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL RESPONSE. THE LEAD BREAK WAS CONFIRMED. THE ACTION REQUIRED TO RESOLVE THE DEVICE NOT WORKING, BROKEN LEAD, AND THE PATIENT NOT FEELING STIMULATION WAS THAT THEY PLANNED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT DOING WELL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING. THE PATIENT WENT TO SEE THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) ON (B)(6) 2015 AND THEY USED IT TO SEE IF IT WAS WORKING. THE PATIENT WASN¿T FEELING STIMULATION AND THE HCP BELIEVED THERE WAS A BREAK IN THE LEAD. THE PATIENT HAD NO FALLS WITH THEIR CURRENT IMPLANT. THE PATIENT WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH INSURANCE, BUT THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE AND HCP¿S OFFICE. THE PATIENT WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO GET THE SURGERY DONE. THE INDICATIONS FOR USE FOR THIS PATIENT WERE URINARY DYSFUNCTION/SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION AND GASTROINTESTINAL/PELVIC FLOOR. NO INTERVENTIONS 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.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
41695 INTERSTIM STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE EZW NEURO - VILLALBA 3889-28 VA0LZ33

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00041 YR Required Intervention