FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INTERSTIM

MDR report key: 5467284 · Received February 29, 2016

Report

Report Number
6000153-2016-00660
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 29, 2016
Date of Event
November 3, 2015
Report Date
April 14, 2016
Manufacturer
NEURO - VILLALBA
Product Code
EZW
PMA / PMN Number
P970004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT WHEN ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF THE LEAD (L/N V252847) SHOWED THAT THE LEAD BODY/ CONDUCTOR WAS CRUSHED; THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT ANOMALY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2016, THE DEVICE THERAPY WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE PATIENT SOME DISCOMFORT. A LEAD REVISION PROCEDURE WAS DONE TO IMPROVE EFFICACY. THE IMPEDANCE TEST DEMONSTRATED 4 COMBINATIONS OUTSIDE OF NORMAL PARAMETERS. THE IMPEDANCE TEST AFTER THE IMPLANTATION OF THE NEW LEAD WAS BAD. THE 4 MONTH OLD IPG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE ISSUE RESOLVED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PROSPECTIVE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE LEAD HAD MOVED. ALL PROGRAMS WERE TRIED AND REPROGRAMMING WAS PERFORMED. NO X-RAYS WERE DONE BUT THE DOCTOR KNEW THE LEAD WAS IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. THE REVISION HAD NOT OCCURRED BUT WAS SCHEDULED. THE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO SYMPTOM RELIEF AND THE LEAD FELT LIKE IT HAD MOVED. IT WAS NOTED THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED RIGHT IN SURGERY. THIS EVENT HAD BEEN REPORTED AS SUDDEN. RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDED URINARY DYSFUNCTION/SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION AND GASTROINTESTINAL/PELVIC FLOOR. FOLLOW-UP WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE EVENT AND IF IT WAS RESOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
125306 INTERSTIM STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE EZW NEURO - VILLALBA 3889-28 V252847

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00060 YR Required Intervention