MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. ACTIVA; STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINS
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Model Number 37603 |
Device Problem
Unstable (1667)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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Event Description
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It was reported that the orientation of the implantable neurostimulator (ins) in the pocket was changed again, and the fascia was firmly fixed using the suture hole.In the subject presented, the contents of the 3 cases of ins rotation within the o6-3 subpectoral pocket were confirmed.After the surgery, the times were different, but when the ins portion was imaged using an x-ray, the ins rotated from its original orientation, with the front and back sides changing.The patient's arms and shoulders which is thought to have caused the ins to rotate.The fascia was re-anchored with the suture hole during surgical treatment.The patient has two implanted stimulators.It is not known which ins is flipped.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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