Per the clinic, the patient experienced an mrsa infection at implant site (specific date not reported) due to extrusion of the electrode, exposing the receiver/stimulator.Subsequently, the patient was treated with oral and topical antibiotics (specific date and duration not reported).There are plans to explant the device and to reimplant the patient with a new device; however, this has not occurred as of the date of this report.Additional information has been requested but it has not been made available as of the date of this report.
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