| Model Number |
37602 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Premature Discharge of Battery (1057); Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pocket Erosion (2013); Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
04/01/2021
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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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B3: date is approximate.Month and year are confirmed valid.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 or Problem Description
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Information was received from a patient's representative regarding an implantable neurostimulator (ins).The caller reported that in (b)(6) 2021, the ins battery started coming through the patient's skin on their chest.The caller said it looked like someone took a cigarette and burned the patient's chest.The caller said they took the patient to an infection doctor and they were told the implant site was not infected.The patient's doctor told the patient they would need to go back to their surgeon in myrtle beach to have the ins explanted and replaced with a new ins.The device record shows that the ins was explanted on (b)(6) 2021, and it was replaced with a new ins.As a result, the caller stated that the ins did not last the expected 5 years.
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Additional 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 or Problem Description
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Additional information received from the consumer reported they didn¿t know what led to the pocket erosion or longevity issue as within weeks it looked like someone took a cigarette and burned the patient.The defective ins was removed and replaced with a new ins which resolved the issue.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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