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It was reported that the deep brain stimulation (dbs) patient experienced difficulty charging the implantable pulse generator (ipg) wherein having to charge for multiple hours to no effect, causing a loss in stimulation.The device had migrated beneath the tissue and flipped backwards and became very difficult to charge effectively, and the device had gone into hibernation mode.The patient underwent a revision procedure where the ipg was replaced.The patient was doing well post-operatively.The explanted device was retained by the medical facility and was not returned.
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