Date is approximate.Month and year are confirmed valid.Event date is not known.Please see b5 for approximate date range, if applicable.Section d references the main component of the system.Other medical products in use during the event include.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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Information was received from a patient who was implanted with an implantable neurostimulator (ins) for urinary/bowel dysfunction and urge incontinence.It was reported that the patient fell last week and the device stopped working.Caller said that patient hasn't been able to get through to patient services.An outbound call was made to the patient.Patient said that they fell a month ago (about 3 weeks after implant) and fell right on the device.Patient said that since then has noticed a return of symptoms and keeps on having accidents.When asked, patient said has switched to the next program however hasn't noticed any improvement.Patient said that when called the physician's office was told would need to wait two months before could be seen and said that this is unacceptable.Patient said that if can't be seen right away, will request to have the device removed.Reviewed information about programs and option to try the different programs.Reviewed general use of external devices and that it is recommended that they are turned off after each use.Reviewed potential diagnostic testing that might be performed.Issue was not resolved through troubleshooting.An urgent email was sent to the filed team notifying them of the situation.The patient was redirected to their healthcare provider to further address the issue.
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