It was reported that the patient was unable to run therapy.The therapy manager troubleshot the issue and verified that the right lead had an out-of-range/high-impedance failure.The device was reprogrammed with the remaining working electrodes, and the patient continued to run bilateral stimulation.However, the patient continued having issues running therapy.It was confirmed that the right lead had an out-of-range/high-impedance failure progression.The therapy manager reprogrammed the device to unilateral stimulation on the left side and increased ¿s for a more centralized and diffuse contraction.The physician and the patient were advised about undergoing revision surgery to replace the right lead.However, the physician wanted to go conservative since the patient's back pain was resolved.The patient continues using the device with unilateral stimulation with no issues.Seven months later, the patient underwent scheduled revision surgery to replace the right lead.The right lead was removed and intact, and a new lead was implanted.There was no report of patient harm or injury.
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