FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

UNKNOWN

MDR report key: 852668 · Received May 8, 2007

Report

Report Number
2182207-2007-01593
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 8, 2007
Report Date
April 19, 2007
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
MHY
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED, A CHANGE IN TISSUE AFTER A MRI HEAD SCAN. THE PT'S LEADS WERE IMPLANTED IN THE STN OF BOTH HEMISPHERES FOR PARKINSONS. THE HCP ORDERED A MRI. THE REASON FOR MRI IS UNK; AT THE TIME, THE PT WAS NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH THE DEVICE AND WAS RECEIVING GOOD THERAPY. THE DEVICE WAS TURNED OFF FOR THE MRI SCAN. AFTER THE SCAN WAS COMPLETE, THE PT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS SO THEY WENT HOME WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY THE HCP. A DAY OR SO LATER, THE PT RETURNED TO THE CLINIC WITH TREMOR ONLY ON SIDE; PRIOR, THE PT HAD PARKINSONIAN SYMPTOMS ON BOTH SIDES. THE HCP TURNED THE DEVICES BACK ON FOR BOTH HEMISPHERES AND THE PT'S SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY ON THE SIDE THAT HAD TREMOR. THE HCP ORDERED CT SCAN AND OBSERVED SOME PHYSICAL CHANGE OF THE TISSUE AT THE END OF THE LEAD ON THE PT'S SIDE WHERE THEY SAW THE SYMPTOM IMPROVEMENT WITH THE DEVICE TURNED OFF.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN UNK MHY MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Other EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR MODEL UNK LOT# UNK