| Model Number |
303-30 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
03/31/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was initially reported that the patient was being referred for a prophylactic replacement.During follow-up with the patient, they reported to have fallen and felt their device had shifted as she now felt it near her throat and had to be careful swallowing food.Clinic notes for the patient were received indicating the patient fell on their right side and had pain at the vns site since then.At a later visit, the patient felt the vns had moved lower and more left than before due to the fall due to the fall.No known surgery has been reported to have occurred to date in relation to the events.No additional relevant information has been received to date.
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Event or Problem Description
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Response was received from the physician that there is no suspected migration present and that the pain is possibly related to just the presence of the device from the fall.The physician confirmed that the product was secured during initial implant.No additional relevant information has been received to date.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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B3.Event date - correction - inadvertently put wrong date on initial mdr submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received that prior to surgery, the patient reported that her device slid however the surgeon did not make a new pocket as there was no room for one, so he just placed the generator in the same location.The reason for replacement was noted to be prophylactic.No new additional relevant information has been received to date.
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