ACTIVA
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2018-18775
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 21, 2018
- Date of Event
- August 13, 2018
- Report Date
- September 27, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
- Product Code
- MHY
- UDI-DI
- 00643169529786
- PMA / PMN Number
- H020007
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
PRODUCT ID 37601, SERIAL# (B)(4) IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2018. PRODUCT TYPE IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR, PRODUCT ID 3389S-40, LOT# VA0YQQD, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2015. PRODUCT TYPE LEAD. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) REGARDING A PATIENT'S IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSTONIA AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD A PARTIAL RETURN OF DYSTONIA SYMPTOMS STARTING 4 DAYS PRIOR AND THEN ESCALATING EARLIER TODAY. THE CALLER STATED THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE A FULL RETURN OF SYMPTOMS BUT IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT THEY WERE WOULD BE ADMITTED ON THE EVENING OF THE CALL TO MANAGE HIS SYMPTOMS. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS MORE AFFECTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY. LEFT INS IMPEDANCES AT 3 V WERE: C-O: 2478 C-1: 1111 C-2: 1052 C-3: 3182 01: 2189 02: 2789 03: 4852 12:1356 13: 3507 23: 2514 IT WAS REPORTED THE LAST IMPEDANCE MEASURED ON (B)(6) 2018 WERE ALL NORMAL RANGE AND LOWER THAN SOME OF THE CURRENT VALUES. IT WAS REPORTED THE LEADS IN THE GLOBUS PALLIDUS INTERNUS WERE BEING USED WITH PROGRAMMING BUT THEY ALSO PLACED SUBTHALAMIC LEADS IN THE PAST TO BE A SECOND OPTION FOR PROGRAMMING BUT THESE LEADS HAD NEVER BEEN USED. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT USED C-2 FOR PROGRAMMING AND HAD ALWAYS USED THIS PAIR AND IT HAD GIVEN THE PATIENT GOOD BENEFIT. THE CALLER REPORTED THEY WOULD CHECK ELECTRODE IMPEDANCES ROUTINELY TO SEE IF IT REVEALED A SHORT OR OPEN AND POSSIBLY CONSIDER PROGRAMMING THE STN LEADS. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED OR ANTICIPATED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE HCP STATING THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH IMPEDANCES AND RETURN OF SYMPTOMS WAS DUE TO A FRACTURED LEFT CRANIAL LEAD IN THE GPI. NEUROLOGICAL REIMPLANTATION OCCURRED AND THE HIGH IMPEDANCES/RETURN OF SYMPTOMS HAD BEEN RESOLVED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642377 | ACTIVA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MHY | MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. | 37601 | 00643169529786 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 YR | Hospitalization| R |