MAUDE Adverse Event Report: CYBERONICS, INC. PULSE GEN MODEL 102R; GENERATOR

Model Number 102R

Device Problem Insufficient Information (3190)

Patient Problem Death (1802)

Event Date 09/09/2007

Event Type  Death  

Event Description

It was reported that the vns patient passed away.The cause of death is unknown.The relationship of vns to the cause of death is unknown.The funeral home reported that they do not remove medical implants unless it¿s necessary due to cremation or rare other occasions such as patient ¿s family or medical device company requesting prior to burial.Therefore, there is no record that it was explanted.Attempts to obtain additional relevant information have been unsuccessful to date.

Event Description

Additional information was received via cdc national death index where it was found that the underlying cause of the patient¿s death was ¿pneumonitis due to food and vomit¿ with record axis of ¿unspecified mental retardation¿, ¿infantile cerebral palsy, unspecified,¿ ¿cardiac arrest, unspecified¿ and ¿respiratory failure, unspecified.¿.

• Brand Name: PULSE GEN MODEL 102R
• Type of Device: GENERATOR
• Manufacturer (Section D): CYBERONICS, INC.; 100 cyberonics blvd; houston TX 77058 770
• Manufacturer (Section G): CYBERONICS, INC.; 100 cyberonics blvd; suite 600; houston TX 77058
• Manufacturer Contact: njemile crawley ; 100 cyberonics blvd; suite 600; houston, TX 77058 ; 2812287200
• MDR Report Key: 3937871
• MDR Text Key: 4574427
• Report Number: 1644487-2014-01789
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: LYJ
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: P970003
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Other,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Nurse
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 06/19/2014

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 07/16/2014
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Lay User/Patient
• Device Expiration Date: 05/31/2007
• Device Model Number: 102R
• Device Lot Number: 13476
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Event Location: Other
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/06/2015
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/19/2005
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Death
• Patient Age: 26 YR