Model Number 3788 |
Device Problem
No Device Output (1435)
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Patient Problem
Inadequate Pain Relief (2388)
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Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Sjm has limited information related to the patient's medical history and is unable to form an opinion as to the relevancy of the patient's history to the event reported.Sjm defers to the patient's physician regarding medical history.(b)(4).
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Event Description
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The patient has 2 scs systems.Please reference mfr.Report: 1627487-2016-00448 for issue regarding the other scs ipg.It was reported the patient's scs ipg became inoperable (date of event is unknown) either following a radiofrequency ablation (rfa) procedure or an automobile accident as the patient turned off her scs system for the rfa procedure and was unable to resume stimulation nor establish communication between the scs ipg and external devices afterwards.The surgeon was unable to determine if this event occurred during the rfa or if it derived from the automobile accident.An sjm representative confirmed the issue.Surgical intervention will be taken at a later date to address the issue.
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Event Description
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Additional information received identified the patient's scs ipg was explanted and replaced.Stimulation was restored following the surgical intervention.
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Event Description
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After further review, it was determined that it should be noted that the patient turned off stimulation for the rfa procedure in (b)(6) 2015 and did not turn stimulation back on afterwards.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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