MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. SURESCAN; STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR

Model Number	97702
Medical Device Problem Code	Battery Problem (2885)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	01/01/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
Information was received from a manufacturer representative regarding a patient who was implanted with an implantable neurostimulator (ins).Caller inquiring about mri compatibility of patient's azure xt sr device.Caller noted the patient has a scs and the ins battery is dead.Reason for call was regarding mri compatibility of azure device so technical services (ts) transferred to cardiac and did not collect sr info.Additional information was received from the manufacturer representative (rep).It was reported that the cause of the dead ins was determined to be due to the patient not charging the unit before completely depleting the battery.The actions taken to resolve the issue included attempting to resuscitate the battery.The issue was not resolved.The patient is going to schedule a replacement procedure.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
Event or Problem Description
Additional information was received from manufacturer representative (rep) who reported patient has a non-rechargeable device.Rep stated the device removal has not been planned yet and they are waiting on an mri for the patient.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported the replacement has not been planned yet.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Review of this mdr shows that there is no information to reasonably suggest that the device in this report may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or that the device in this report has malfunctioned.Therefore, this event does not meet the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.Note that the h.6.Codes have been updated to reflect the new information.Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.

• Brand Name: SURESCAN
• Common Device Name: STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.; road 31, km. 24, hm 4; ceiba norte industrial park; juncos PR 00777
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.; road 31, km. 24, hm 4; ceiba norte industrial park; juncos PR 00777
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea street ne mvs21; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 21937953
• Report Number: 3004209178-2025-07489
• Device Sequence Number: 7985220
• Product Code: LGW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169974883
• UDI-Public: 00643169974883
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: MN
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: P840001
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2021
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 06/24/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 04/14/2021
• Device Model Number: 97702
• Device Catalogue Number: 97702
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/09/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/30/2025; 05/19/2025; 06/24/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/30/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/16/2025; 06/05/2025; 06/24/2025
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/16/2019
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown