ACTIVA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2018-11332
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 18, 2018
- Report Date
- October 4, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
- Product Code
- MHY
- UDI-DI
- 00643169529762
- PMA / PMN Number
- H020007
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
AWARE DATE OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO (B)(4) 2018 RATHER THAN (B)(4) 2018. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
DUE TO IMDRF HARMONIZATION, SOME PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED DEVICE, METHOD, RESULT, AND CONCLUSION CODES RELATED TO THIS EVENT MAY HAVE BEEN UPDATED. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) STATING THE CAUSE OF THE INS DRAINING FASTER THAN BEFORE/FREQUENT RECHARGING WAS NOT DETERMINE OTHER THAN THE PATIENT'S SETTINGS. IT WAS REPORTED NO ACTION HAD ACTUALLY RESOLVED THE INS DRAIN. THEY HAD THE PATIENT CHARGE TO 100% THEN TRACK THE RATE OF DEPLETION. IT SEEMED THE DEPLETION WAS ABOUT 4 DAYS WHICH WAS ABOUT 1.5 DAYS SHORTER THAN PREDICTED. IT WAS REPORTED NOTHING HAD CHANGED WITH HER PARAMETERS AND SINCE THEY COULD NOT LOWER THE DRAIN ON THE BATTERY (DUE TO DECREASED EFFICACY) IT WAS THE SAME. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED.
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A PATIENT WHO WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) FOR DYSTONIA AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAS NOTICED MORE FREQUENTLY RECHARGING AND THE INS WAS DRAINING QUICKER. THE PARAMETERS USED WERE 3.0 210 150 RAT 940, 5.0 450PW 150 860, 25% AT 4.1DAYS AND 0% AT 5.5DAYS. THE PATIENT WAS CHARGING DAILY BUT IT WAS NOT LASTING A FULL 24 HOURS. THIS WAS DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE. THE THERAPY IMPEDANCE IS 940 AND 860 OHMS. EIGHT COUPLING BAR AVERAGE WAS REPORTED. THE CALLER IS GOING TO HAVE THE PATIENT BRING THEIR INSR (RECHARGER) TO THE APPOINTMENT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) TOLD THEM THAT THE PATIENT CHARGES LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT STAYS AROUND 50-75% AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS SESSIONS. NO TROUBLESHOOTING COULD BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS OR FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE STATING THE CAUSE OF THE INS DRAINING QUICKLY WAS STILL NOT DETERMINED. THE PATIENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO A FULL CHARGE AND SEE HOW LONG IT TOOK AND TRACK THE DRAIN OF THE BATTERY TO SEE IF IT WAS IN LINE WITH PREDICATED DRAINING. THE ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369488 | ACTIVA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MHY | MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. | 37612 | 00643169529762 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |