ACTIVA
Report
- Report Number
- 3007566237-2020-00306
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 5, 2020
- Date of Event
- January 8, 2020
- Report Date
- March 5, 2020
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- MHY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P960009
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DATE IS BASED OFF OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ARTICLE AS THE EVENT DATES WERE NOT PROVIDED IN THE PUBLISHED LITERATURE. THE DEVICE WAS USED FOR AN OFF LABEL INDICATION. CORRIPIO I, ROLDAN A, SARRO S, ET AL. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION IN TREATMENT RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA: A PILOT RANDOMIZED CROSS-OVER CLINICAL TRIAL. EBIOMEDICINE. 2020;51:102568. 10.1016/J.EBIOM.2019.11.029. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
EIGHT PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA, WHO MET CRITERIA FOR TREATMENT RESISTANCE AND WERE ALSO RESISTANT TO/INTOLERANT OF CLOZAPINE, WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED USING CENTRAL ALLOCATION TO RECEIVE DBS IN THE NACC OR SUBGENUAL ACC. AN OPEN STABILIZATION PHASE LASTING AT LEAST SIX MONTHS WAS FOLLOWED BY A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE BLIND CROSSOVER PHASE LASTING 24 WEEKS IN THOSE WHO MET SYMPTOMATIC IMPROVEMENT CRITERIA. THE PRIMARY END-POINT WAS A 25% IMPROVEMENT IN PANSS TOTAL SCORE. REPORTED EVENTS: ONE PATIENT HAD FULL REMISSION OF SYMPTOMS APART FROM INTERMITTENT RECURRENCES OF POSITIVE SYMPTOMS, WHICH EXCLUSIVELY TOOK THE FORM OF DELUSIONS AND HALLUCINATIONS. THIS REQUIRED FREQUENT ALTERATIONS OF STIMULATION SETTINGS. THIS PATIENT ALSO DEVELOPED HYPOMANIA IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS. THE PATIENT WAS AT ADMITTED IN A MIXED AFFECTIVE STATE WHICH RESPONDED TO ANTIPSYCHOTICS. SINCE THEN THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL STATE WAS CONSIDERED MOOD INSTABILITY WITH FLUCTUATIONS OF IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR AND AT TIMES SUICIDAL IDEATIONS. THESE SYMPTOMS OFTEN CORRELATE WITH TIMES OF HIGH STRESS. AT ONE POINT, THIS PATIENT WAS SYMPTOM FREE FOR 10 MONTHS WHEN THEIR STIMULATION WAS TURNED OFF UNKNOWN TO THE PATIENT AND INVESTIGATORS. IT WAS UNCLEAR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THE INVESTIGATORS SPECULATED THAT EITHER A BUTTON WAS PRESSED ON ACCIDENT DURING A CLINIC VISIT OR THE STIMULATOR WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN THEY PASSED THROUGH A SECURITY SCANNER AT A TOURIST ATTRACTION. THE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS RETURNED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND REMAINED UNTIL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INS WAS OFF A FEW DAYS LATER. THE INS WAS TURNED BACK ON AND THE SYMPTOMS IMPROVED 20 MINUTES LATER. CORRIPIO I, ROLDAN A, SARRO S, ET AL. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION IN TREATMENT RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA: A PILOT RANDOMIZED CROSS-OVER CLINICAL TRIAL. EBIOMEDICINE. 2020;51:102568. 10.1016/J.EBIOM.2019.11.029.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257833 | ACTIVA | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR | MHY | MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION | 37601 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 YR | Life Threatening| O |