| Model Number |
SONATA |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Output Problem (3005)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Failure of Implant (1924)
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| Date of Event |
11/06/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device has been explanted and should be returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.When available, a device failure analysis will be submitted as a follow up report.
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Event or Problem Description
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The user's hearing performance with the device was affected.In situ measurements showed affected channels.The user was re-implanted on (b)(6) 2021.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Conclusion: damage to the active electrode which is consistent with minute device mobility was determined to have led to device failure over time due to fatigue wire breakages.The problems given in the recipient report appear to match the damage found.This is a final report.
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Event or Problem Description
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The user's hearing performance with the device was affected.In situ measurements showed affected channels.The user was re-implanted on (b)(6) 2021.
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Event or Problem Description
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The user's hearing performance with the device was affected.In situ measurements showed affected channels.The user was re-implanted on (b)(4) 2021.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: according to the currently available information, damage to the active electrode likely caused by minute device mobility is suspected.However to determine an exact root cause a device investigation of the explanted device is necessary.The concerned device was explanted but has not been received for investigation yet.
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