The event of a scheduled revision was reported to abbott.Imaging was done at the patient¿s trailing physician's office and did not show any issues despite the rep having issues with impedance.The surgery was just intended to bury the patients anchors deeper and flatter to decrease irritation.The patient¿s therapy was working well prior to surgery.There was a complication with the ipg.Although the device had been placed in surgery mode, a spark was seen when the physician when using cautery.The ipg lost communication but was able to be recovered.Nothing was explanted.Effective therapy was restored.The results of the investigation are inconclusive as the device was not returned for evaluation.Based on the information received, the cause of the reported issue was determined not to be product related.
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