FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION LEAD

MDR report key: 954301 · Received November 27, 2007

Report

Report Number
2182207-2007-04087
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 27, 2007
Report Date
October 17, 2007
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
MHY
PMA / PMN Number
P960009
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TW
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

YES. JOURNAL REFERENCE: LIM, ET AL. "ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE ANTERIOR NUCLEUS OF THE THAMALUS FOR INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY: A LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY." EPILEPSIA, 2007, 48:342-7. SEE SCANNED PAGES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

JOURNAL REFERENCE: LIM, ET AL. "ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE ANTERIOR NUCLEUS OF THE THALAMUS FOR INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY: A LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY." EPILEPSIA, 2007, 48:342-7. FOUR PATIENTS UNDERWENT STEREOTACTIC IMPLANTATION OF QUADRIPOLAR STIMULATING ELECTRODES IN THE BILATERAL ANT, GUIDED BY SINGLE-UNIT MICROELECTRODE RECORDING. THE PATIENTS WERE FOLLOWED FOR A MEAN OF 44 MONTHS. REPORTABLE EVENT: A MALE PATIENT BEING TREATED WITH BOTH ANT AND STN BILATERAL DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR GTCS (SEIZURE) EXPERIENCED STIMULATION INDUCED SEIZURES (4) WHEN STN STIMULATION WAS ON. THE STN ELECTRODES (DBS LEADS 3387 N=2) WERE REMOVED AND THE PATIENT NOTED MILD LEFT-HAND WEAKNESS 2 DAYS AFTER REMOVAL OF THE STN ELECTRODES. BRAIN MRI REVEALED A SMALL RIGHT FRONTAL HEMORRHAGE. THE WEAKNESS WAS TRANSIENT WITH NO PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION LEAD MHY MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 3387 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 18 YR Hospitalization| R LEAD MODEL 3387 (2)