MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. ACTIVA; STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTED, FOR PARKINS
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Model Number 37601 |
Device Problem
Battery Problem (2885)
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Patient Problems
Stroke/CVA (1770); Loss of consciousness (2418); Ambulation Difficulties (2544); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms, Conditions Term / Code Not Available (4581)
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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 had been in hospice for 2 years on comfort care and had another stroke recently saying the patient was on meds (on morphine) and drips and doesn't have much longer to live.When asked if this was related to the device the caller said they had no idea, caller said this could be dbs related, the patient had been bed bound a year, patient doesn't ambulate, patient hadn't fallen or hit their head so cause of stroke was unknown.Patient was already in hospice care at this time and patient was evaluated and patient's right side of the mouth was droopy and never regained consciousness after that and has been like that for the past 5 days.Caller wants to know if having dbs on would impede with the dying process to where it could prolong the patient's suffering.Patient services (pss) reviewed that turning off the ins would be a medical decision.Caller said patient doesn't have a managing hcp and implant hadn't been checked in at least 5 years when they last had implant replaced.Caller said they checked implant and saw eri on (b)(6) 2022.Pss reviewed meaning of eri with caller.Caller said that they thought the implant would last 7-10 years so when ps explained what eri meant the caller said "that's crazy" and surprised that the implant was already at eri.Caller said they had never turned off dbs before, pss redirected caller to hcp.
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