It was reported that a patient underwent a replacement surgery due to high impedance being identified immediately after a new generator was implanted.The generator was tested with a test resistor and was found to be operating as intended and provided the expected values.A company sales representative was made aware of the issue and went to the patient's surgery next surgery a week later.During the surgery, the lead was visually examined and verified to be the cause of the high impedance issue.The patient underwent a full replacement and both the generator and the lead were discarded after surgery.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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