MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION UNKNOWN IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINSONIAN TREMOR
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Model Number NEU_INS_STIMULATOR |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problem
Skin Erosion (2075)
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Event Date 12/25/2018 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medical devices: product id 3387s-40, implanted: (b)(6) 2010, product type lead.Product id neu_unknown_ext, product type extension.Information references the main component of the system.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: 3387s-40; product id: neu_unknown_ext.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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Information was received from a health care provider (hcp) via a manufacturer representative (rep) regarding a patient who was implanted with a neurostimulator (ins) for parkinson's disease.The skin where the lead was connected to the extension near the back of the left ear became thin.The lead and extension were exposed to the outside due to skin breakage.The patient was hospitalized and surgical intervention was scheduled for (b)(6) 2018.Repair was planned by plastic surgery physician.The skin was wrapped with gauze at the time of the report.The severity was not severe per physician, and causality was not known.No infectious disease occurred.The patient was alive with injury at time of the report.Impedances and condition of settings were checked and it seemed that the product worked normally.No further complications were reported.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Concomitant medical products: product id 3387s-40, lot# unknown, implanted: (b)(6) 2010, product type lead, product id neu_u nknown_ext, serial# unknown, implanted: (b)(6) 2010, product type extension.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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