Model Number 302-20 |
Device Problems
Fracture (1260); High impedance (1291); Insufficient Information (3190)
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Patient Problem
Depression (2361)
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Event Date 09/01/2016 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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It was reported through clinic notes that the patient's generator was at end of life and had high impedance that suggested that the generator was nonfunctional.The physician indicated that the patient had a lower mood for the prior two months and that these recent depressive symptoms could be secondary to device failure/low battery.Five months prior the vns was checked and was reportedly working correctly with no adverse events or other problems.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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Follow up with the physician found that the patient's system diagnostics had indicated high impedance and that the patient's depression was worse than pre-vns levels.No known relevant surgical intervention has occurred to date.No further relevant information has been received, to date.
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Event Description
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It was reported that this patient's generator was replaced due to battery depletion.High impedance was detected on the patient's new replacement generator.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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Event Description
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It was reported by the physician that at the last appointment two weeks prior the patient's impedance had been okay and the patient was set to 0.75 ma output current; however, that day, the patient's impedance was high and the output current delivered was 0 ma.Product analysis was completed on the returned generator and end of service condition was verified the device performed according to the specifications of the post-burn electrical testing with no anomalies found.No known relevant surgical intervention has occurred to date.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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Event Description
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It was reported that the patient's lead was replaced due to high impedance.The explanted product has not been received to date.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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Event Description
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It was reported from clinic notes that there was a gap where vns was not working.No other relevant information has been received to date.
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Event Description
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Further information was received that the report of device not working was in reference to the device being at eos which caused the worsened mood.No other relevant information has been received to date.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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