| Model Number |
6173 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Fracture (1260); High impedance (1291)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Failure of Implant (1924); Movement Disorder (4412)
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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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Date of event is estimated.Additional components potentially involved in the event include: common device name: dbs lead, model: 6172, udi: (b)(4), serial: (b)(6), batch:5652011.
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Event or Problem Description
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Related manufacturer reference number: 1627487-2023-04531.Related manufacturer reference number: 1627487-2023-04537.It was reported that the patient¿s left lead/extension was showing high impedance resulting in decrease on therapy strength on its own.As such, surgical intervention took place where in the extension was explanted and replaced with new extension to address the issue.However, the left lead still showed high impedance.Reportedly, after troubleshooting it was determined that the left lead is fractured.However, the auto reducing issue has been stopped following the extension replacement.Investigation was unable to determine which of the leads is right or left lead.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The results of the investigation are inconclusive since the device was not returned for analysis.Based on the information received, the cause of the reported incident could not be conclusively determined.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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