FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RESTORE SENSOR

MDR report key: 6095942 · Received November 11, 2016

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2016-23771
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 11, 2016
Date of Event
June 1, 2015
Report Date
November 11, 2016
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
00613994610430
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AND CONSUMER REGARDING A PATIENT WHO WAS IMPLANTED WITH A NEUROSTIMULATOR FOR NON-MALIGNANT PAIN AND FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) HAD BEEN OFF FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, SINCE AROUND (B)(6) 2015. THE PATIENT HAD A BILIARY BYPASS SURGERY FOR THEIR STOMACH WHICH THEY THOUGHT WAS IN (B)(6) 2015 AND WHEN THEY WENT TO TURN THE INS BACK ON AFTER SURGERY THE STIMULATION WAS EXTREMELY, TOO HIGH SO THE PATIENT TURNED THE INS BACK OFF. SOMEWHERE IN THEIR TRAVELS THE PATIENT LOST THE EQUIPMENT THAT WENT WITH THE INS. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PATIENT HAD LOST THE CONTROLLER FOR THE IMPLANT. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STOMACH SURGERY WAS UNRELATED TO THE DEVICE OR THERAPY. THERE WAS RECENT ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A FAMILY MEMBER ON (B)(6) 2016 REPORTING THAT THE PATIENT WAS IN PAIN BUT THE PATIENT PROGRAMMER WAS STOLEN IN THE HOSPITAL WHILE THEY WERE HAVING STOMACH SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
746165 RESTORE SENSOR STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO 37714 00613994610430

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR