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| Model Number |
977A260 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Malposition of Device (2616); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
03/10/2016
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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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Information was received from a healthcare provider regarding a patient who was implanted with an implantable neurostimulator (ins) for spinal pain indications.The reason for call was patient said her system never worked, that mdt told the doctor to put the lead in wrong.Patient said hcp replaced the implant 5 weeks later.Caller said hcp couldn't get support for her area, thus, she never used her system.Patient reiterated that it was mdt's fault and that she'll find a doctor to remove the system.The patient was redirected to their healthcare provider to further address the issue.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Concomitant medical products: product id: 97714, serial# (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2016, product type: implantable neurostimulator.Product id: 977a260, serial#: (b)(4), implanted: (b)(6) 2016, product type: lead.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: 97714, serial/lot #: (b)(4), ubd: 28-nov-2016, udi#: (b)(4); product id: 977a260, serial/lot #: (b)(4), ubd: 18-nov-2019, udi#: (b)(4).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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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G4: a correction was made to include pma.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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