FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

EON IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR

MDR report key: 806448 · Received January 4, 2007

Report

Report Number
1627487-2006-00003
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 4, 2007
Date of Event
November 27, 2006
Report Date
January 4, 2007
Manufacturer
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
LGW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION CODES: DEVICE HAS BEEN REC'D AT ANS AND IS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED. ANS, INC. CORPORATION HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM A MEDICAL OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. ANS, INC. CORP. DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED IN 2006 WITH TWO LEADS AND AN EON IPG. THE LEAD IMPLANT SITE REPORTABLY BECAME INFECTED AND THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE LEADS. SIX MONTHS LATER THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE IPG BUT THEN DECIDED NOT TO IMPLANT A NEW SCS SYSTEM DUE TO PT'S HIGH INFECTION RISK. THE PHYSICIAN STATED HE DID NOT FEEL THE INFECTION WAS DEVICE-RELATED. FOLLOW-UP ON THE PT FOUND THAT HE HAS RECOVERED FROM THE INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EON IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR LGW ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3716 50117

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other