MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCON

Model Number NEU_INS_STIMULATOR

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problem Pain (1994)

Event Date 12/20/2021

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Concomitant medical products: product id: th90p02, serial#: unknown, product type: mobile platform.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Information was received from multiple sources (manufacturer representative, healthcare provider) regarding a patient who was implanted with an implantable neurostimulator (ins) for unknown indications for use.It was reported that representative the patient received a smart programmer after implant in (b)(6) 2021.She had issues with making connection.Also the nurse did not succeed in making connection with the ipg 3058.It was noted that the patient requested to have the ipg implanted deeper, due to pain issues in the past.The connection with icon was easy.

Manufacturer Narrative

Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided 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.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Additional information was received from a manufacturer representative (rep).The rep reported that they were referring to the battery consumption of the smart programmer.They checked device maintenance in the settings menu.They found out the battery of the smart programmer was heavily used and only had 10% left.They think this had to do with all the apps that were working in the background.They pressed the button optimize etc.Now the screen showed that all is well, 100%.They thought that the bad maintenance/high consumption of the battery of the smart programmer could have been the cause of the connection issues.

Manufacturer Narrative

H6 updated to reflect the correct decision.Review of this mdr and/or additional information received shows that there is no information to reasonably suggest that the device in this report may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or that the device in this report has malfunctioned.Therefore, this event did not and does not meet the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided 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.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Additional information indicated that the smart programmer was not returned and still in use.Hcp was notified of the event.

• Brand Name: IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR
• Type of Device: STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCON
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION; 7000 central ave ne; minneapolis MN 55432
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION; 7000 central ave ne; minneapolis MN 55432
• Manufacturer Contact: glen belmer ; 7000 central avenue ne rcw215; minneapolis, MN 55432 ; 6122713209
• MDR Report Key: 13119450
• MDR Text Key: 286501491
• Report Number: 2182207-2021-02253
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: EZW
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: NL
• PMA/PMN Number: P970004
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 06/07/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: NEU_INS_STIMULATOR
• Device Catalogue Number: NEU_INS_STIMULATOR
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 12/20/2021
• Initial Date FDA Received: 12/30/2021
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 02/02/2022; 05/30/2022
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 02/17/2022; 06/07/2022
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: "SEE H10...."
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Female