Model Number 37800 |
Device Problem
Device Or Device Fragments Location Unknown (2590)
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Patient Problems
Nausea (1970); Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)
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Event Date 08/02/2017 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Information references the main component of the system and other applicable components are: product id: 4351-35, serial# (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2017, explanted: (b)(6) 2017, product type: lead.Product id: 4351-35, serial# (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2017, explanted: (b)(6) 2017, product type: lead.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.
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Event Description
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The healthcare provider (hcp) reported via the manufacturer representative (rep) that upon explant of the leads and implantable neurostimulator (ins), they extracted two leads via a 12mm port.The scrub nurse visually looked at both leads upon extraction, and they were the same length.It was noted that hcp also performed a bariatric bypass at the same time.The next day, the patient needed a gastrografin exam.Upon exam, a retained piece of stretched plastic, described as a wire with silicon coating consistent with a gastric pacemaker, was noted in the muscle/fascia space.The plastic was removed.It was indicated that the issue was resolved.There were no further complications that have been reported as a result of this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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Additional information received from the healthcare provider (hcp) indicated that the lead was found in the intramuscular portion of the tract through the abdominal wall/left lower quadrant.This could not be seen intraperitoneally or subcutaneously during the previous operation.The lead was removed easily.There were no further complications reported as a result of this event.See attached medwatch documents.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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The patient¿s healthcare provider reported that the patient was scheduled for an upper gi series due to nausea.The foreign body was overlaying the left abdomen measuring 13.5 cm in length.There were no further complications reported as a result of this event.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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