Per further review of the file, based on the available information, the event can be concluded to likely be caused by a known event in which pulse generators reach the 25% battery indicator earlier than expected, and later rebound to 75-100% without any significant programming changes.This behavior was determined to be due to an increased duration of high battery impedance during generator battery beginning-of-life.M106 generator batteries exhibit a low battery voltage reading behaviors at the beginning of the battery¿s life, due to well-understood battery impedance behaviors of the generator batteries.The battery voltage rebounds when approximately 4% to 5% of the initial battery is consumed for most generators.Due to this known behavior, the generator has a built-in 0.5v offset added during the first 7.5% of the battery consumption to mitigate the potential for artificially low voltage measurements during this period.This offset is then removed once 7.5% of the initial battery is consumed.In a few cases, the beginning of life impedance behaviors may extend past the 7.5% consumption point, which can result in a temporary low battery status.When the behavior extends past 7.5% battery consumption, this is not an indication of a device failure, but rather an outlier in the expected timeline of the battery voltage drop.In these cases, the generator battery is expected to re-bound and will exhibit normal battery depletion timelines.Based on the previous data review that was reported, this event appears to be consistent with the investigation described above and the patient's battery status will likely rebound.Battery rebound has not been confirmed to date.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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B5: corrected data, initial report.Inadvertently did not include information about the beginning of life high battery impedance which can lead to a battery rebound event.F10: corrected data, initial report.Inadvertently used the incorrect medical device codes h6: corrected data, initial report.Inadvertently used the incorrect codes for findings and conclusions.
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