MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. SURESCAN; STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF
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Model Number 97714 |
Device Problems
Failure to Power Up (1476); Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017); Battery Problem (2885)
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Patient Problems
Pain (1994); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Concomitant medical products: product id: neu_recharger_acc, serial#: unknown, product type: recharger.Product id: neu_recharger_acc, serial/lot #: unknown.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 patient who was implanted with an implantable neurostimulator (ins) for unknown indications for use.It was reported that the charging equipment won't turn on and the battery in the stimulator is completely dead now.The patient was in pain.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Continuation of d10: product id: neu_recharger_acc, serial# unknown, product type: recharger.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.
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Event Description
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Patients battery was over discharged.Patient failed to charge battery.Patient trickle charged, then charged up normally his battery.Cleared por in office.Issue was resolved.
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