MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MPRI SURESCAN; STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR

Model Number	977D260
Medical Device Problem Codes	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993); Positioning Problem (3009)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/05/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Concomitant medical products: product id: neu_stylet_acc, product type accessory product id neu_epiduralneedle.Analysis of the epidural needles found that the spoon of the needle had a sharp edge on the undercut side.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Information was received from multiple sources (manufacturer representative, healthcare provider) regarding a patient who was implanted with an implantable neurostimulator (ins) for unknown indications for use.It was reported that lead is ¿catching¿ on straight introducer needle.He had difficulty passing and then electrodes were catching on tip of needle when attempting to pull lead back.A new lead was used and issue was resolved.Lead was never implanted and will be returned.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Review of this mdr and/or additional information received shows that there is no information to reasonably suggest that the device in this report may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or that the device in this report has malfunctioned.Therefore, this event did not and does not meet the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Correction: analysis of the epidural needles did not find that the spoon of the needle had a sharp edge on the undercut side.Correction to h3: analysis found the needles introducer cannula had foreign material.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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Correction - h3: analysis of the needles found no anomaly.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.

• Brand Name: SURESCAN
• Common Device Name: STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR
• Manufacturer (Section D): MPRI; road 149 km 56.3; villalba PR 00766
• MDR Report Key: 11815650
• Report Number: 2649622-2021-09574
• Device Sequence Number: 3747291
• Product Code: LGW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000006570
• UDI-Public: 00763000006570
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: MO
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: P840001
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 06/02/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 12/27/2024
• Device Model Number: 977D260
• Device Catalogue Number: 977D260
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 03/10/2021
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/11/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/28/2021; 06/02/2021; 06/02/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/12/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 06/01/2021; 06/02/2021; 06/02/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 69 YR