FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
PULSE GEN MODEL 103
MDR report key: 6082539
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Received November 7, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2016-02577
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- November 7, 2016
- Date of Event
- October 5, 2016
- Report Date
- October 15, 2016
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS - HOUSTON
- Product Code
- LYJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970003
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY DUE TO SUSPECTED SUDEP. PER AN OBITUARY, THE PATIENT DIED SUDDENLY IN HER RESIDENCE ON (B)(6) 2016. THE PATIENT WAS FOUND DECEASED IN THE BED AT HOME BY HER PARENTS. PER THE RECORDED PROGRAMMING HISTORY DATA AND AUTOMATIC BATTERY LIFE CALCULATION, IT IS LIKELY THE DEVICE WAS DELIVERING THERAPY AT THE TIME OF THE PATIENT'S DEATH. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AFTER THE PATIENT'S DEATH. THE GENERATOR HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 734537 | PULSE GEN MODEL 103 | GENERATOR | LYJ | CYBERONICS - HOUSTON | 103 | 3332 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 YR | Death |