MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. SURESCAN; STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR
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Model Number 97714 |
Device Problems
Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017); Battery Problem (2885)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 07/13/2021 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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It was reported that patient (pt) has an appt with hcp tomorrow (b)(6) 2021 @ 2pm.Caller stated hcp office told pt to call medtronic and say that the unit is not working.Caller verified that pt cannot charge the ins battery for the past 2 months.Caller added that pt did not use therapy for 2 mos because he did not need it.Pss is sending an fyi message to the field reps about pt call. pt states approximately a month ago was the last time he successfully recharged his battery.He isn¿t sure when it quit working.This is the 4th time according to notes and mpxr¿s that the patients battery has gone dead.Cs was unable to jump start battery.Pt states since he has been unable to recharge that his pain has increased and he needs the battery replaced.Pt will talk to dr (b)(6) scheduler to do get replacement scheduled.Issue not resolved.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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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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The patient reported that they were going to have the battery replaced in order to resolve this issue; however, due to an unrelated health procedure, the patient will have to wait one year.Therefore, no actions have yet been taken regarding replacement.
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