FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION LEAD

MDR report key: 978865 · Received January 11, 2008

Report

Report Number
2182207-2008-00207
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 11, 2008
Report Date
November 2, 2007
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
MHY
PMA / PMN Number
P960009
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

JOURNAL REFERENCE: 'VIDAILHET ET AL. "BILATERAL, PALLIDAL, DEEP-BRAIN STIMULATION IN PRIMARY GENERALIZED DYSTONIA: A PROSPECTIVE 3 YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY" LANCET NEUROLOGY/2007/6/3/223-229. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE 3 YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY INVOLVING 22 PTS BEING TREATED WITH BILATERAL PALLIDAL DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) FOR SYMPTOMS RELATED TO PRIMARY GENERALIZED DYSTONIA. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO ASSES THE LONG TERM EFFECT OF PALLIDAL STIMULATION. A NUMBER OF COMPLICATIONS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RESULTS. A FEMALE PT (10) EXPERIENCED WORSENING OF SPEECH DIFFICULTIES AND TONIC POSTURES OF THE AFFECTED LIMB REQUIRED A REDUCTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE INTERRUPTION OF STIMULATION FROM ONE LEAD AT 26 MONTHS POST-IMPLANT. THERAPY CONTINUED TO BE EFFECTIVE WITH THE REMAINING LEAD.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 8 YR Required Intervention DBS LEAD UNK (N=1)| IPG (N=1)| LEAD EXTENSIONS (N=2)