Model Number 37800 |
Device Problem
Material Deformation (2976)
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Patient Problems
Dysphagia/ Odynophagia (1815); Therapeutic Response, Decreased (2271); Malaise (2359); No Code Available (3191)
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Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Concomitant medical products: product id: 435135, serial#: (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2006, product type: lead.Product id: 435135, serial#: (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2006, product type: lead.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: 435135, serial/lot #: (b)(4), ubd: 13-jul-2008, udi#: (b)(4); product id: 435135, serial/lot #: (b)(4), ubd: 13-jul-2008, udi#: (b)(4).If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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Information was received from a consumer (con) regarding a patient who was implanted with a neurostimulator for gastric stimulation.It was reported that the patient¿s surgeon took the complete system out and the leads were tangled up.The patient was sewn back up and was sent home.Afterwards, the patient couldn¿t eat anything without getting sick and they thought the surgeon made a mistake.No further complications were reported or anticipated.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Continuation: product id 435135 lot# serial# (b)(4) implanted: 2006 (b)(6) explanted: 2018 (b)(6) product type lead product id 435135 lot# serial# (b)(4) implanted: 2006-(b)(6) explanted: 2018-(b)(6) product type lead patient code: couldn¿t swallow water, only thing that she could eat was ice cubes.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 from the consumer on september 10th reported she was waiting to have surgery scheduled again for implant to be put back in.The patient stated on (b)(5) 2018 everything was removed because the leads were damaged.The patient stated she wasn¿t sure whether the leads were still there or not.The patient stated they might have been taken out.The patient stated she couldn¿t swallow water currently as she had been sick and was waiting for the device to be implanted.The patient stated they were not sure when the device stopped working because the symptoms had returned.The patient noted the only thing that she could eat was ice cubes that all started on (b)(4).The patient noted she could not swallow on (b)(4).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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Product id: 435135, serial# (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2006, explanted: (b)(6) 2018, product type: lead; product id :435135, serial# (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2006, explanted: (b)(6) 2018, product type: lead.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 a consumer (con).It was reported that the patient didn't know the leads were tangled.There was no change in activity that led to the leads being tangled.The patient couldn't eat or drink and was working on getting set up to have another device put in.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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