Model Number 302-20 |
Device Problems
Fracture (1260); Therapy Delivered to Incorrect Body Area (1508); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problems
Dysphagia/ Odynophagia (1815); Discomfort (2330); Depression (2361); Neck Pain (2433); Shock from Patient Lead(s) (3162)
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Event Date 02/28/2020 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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It was reported through clinic notes that the patient sent in that at the end of (b)(6) 2020 she felt a more depressed and her vagal stimulator was not working well.Vns diagnostics were okay after this increased depression.No known relevant surgical intervention has occurred to date.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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D4 expiration date and h4.Device manufacture date, corrected data: added expiration and manufacturing date.Information inadvertently omitted from initial report.
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Event Description
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It was reported by the patient that she was having very bad pain with stimulation that starts in the shoulder and travels up to her neck.The next day, the patient reported that she was not having the pain any longer because the device had stopped working.She indicated her depression had been getting increasingly worse.Three weeks later, the patient reported that at her follow-up visit, her device's magnet mode had been turned on in error by a physician.She also reported that high impedance was detected on her device no further relevant information has been received to date.No known relevant surgical intervention has occurred to date.
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Event Description
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Patient reported that the intensity of her vns was getting stronger and stronger to the point that it is made her head jerk with it.She also reports that she was having trouble swallowing.No further relevant information has been received to dat.E no known relevant surgical intervention has occurred to date.
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Event Description
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It was reported that the patient's generator was replaced due to battery depletion.Impedance was within normal limits post-operatively.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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