It was reported that the patient had generator replacement on (b)(6) 2014 due to neos=yes according to the referring nurse practitioner.Analysis of the generator was completed on (b)(6) 2015.The elective replacement indicator flag was set and an open can measurement of the battery voltage confirmed that the eri flag had been properly set; the battery was operating at low voltage (depleted level).With the exception of the eri parameter (eri flag was set to ¿yes¿ due to a low battery condition), the device performed according to functional specifications.It was identified that there was increased current consumption for the device which potentially contributed to a premature end of the battery life.Analysis on the test bench identified and confirmed that c6 had excessive leakage current.With the capacitor substitution for c6, the pulse generator module performed according to the functional specifications.The most probable root cause for the premature end of service and low battery condition was identified to be a leaky capacitor, c6.
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