INTERSTIM II
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2019-20029
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 21, 2019
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2019
- Report Date
- October 21, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
- Product Code
- EZW
- UDI-DI
- 00613994913654
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A CONSUMER REGARDING A PATIENT WHO WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR (INS) FOR URINARY DYSFUNCTION/SACRAL NERVE STIM AND GASTROINTESTINAL/PELVIC FLOOR PATIENT REPORTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED A PAINFUL/UNCOMFORTABLE STIMULATION AFTER THEY FELL OUT OF THEIR CAR THIS WINTER ON THEIR INS SITE AND SINCE THE FALL, THEY HAD A RECTAL PAIN . PATIENT FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS FOR BLADDER BUT SHE STARTED EXPERIENCING TERRIBLE PAIN IN THEIR BUTTOCK AND THE PAIN OCCURRED WHEN STIMULATION WAS ON OR WHEN SHE INCREASE STIMULATION. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE PAIN ALSO CAUSED A RECTAL DISCHARGE THAT HAD CAUSED TWO E. COLI INFECTIONS. CALLER STATES ON THE CALL THAT THE INFECTIONS WERE CAUSED FROM DRIPS FROM HER COLON AND URINE. CALLER STATES HER MOST CURRENT INFECTION WAS CONFIRMED ON (B)(6) 2019. CALLER MENTIONS SHE WAS HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO THE MEDICINE SO SHE HAS JUST BEEN TAKING BENADRYL AND A "DIFFERENT KIND OF ANTIBIOTIC." CALLER STATES THAT SHE WENT TO HER HCP OFFICE AND A MDT REP SWITCHED PROGRAMS ON HER DEVICE AND THAT HAS HELPED RESOLVE THE RECTUM PAIN. THEN, CALLER STATES THAT A MDT REP REPROGRAMMED HER AND SINCE SHE HAS HAD TO START CATHING ONCE A DAY AGAIN BECAUSE SHE STILL HAS SOME URINARY RETENTION AND THAT SHE DOES NOT LIKE CATHING. CALLER STATES THAT HER DEVICE IS ONLY AT 0.3V AND DOESN'T WANT TO INCREASE. CAL LER STATES THAT SHE IS NERVOUS HER MUSCLES "DOWN THERE" AREN'T WORKING AND NEEDS TO SEE HER HCP IN (B)(6), NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED OR ANTICIPATED SEE PE (B)(4) FOR ALREADY REPORTED EVENTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008411 | INTERSTIM II | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCONTINENCE | EZW | MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. | 3058 | 00613994913654 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 YR | Required Intervention |