During a generator replacement surgery, the surgeon identified a small nick in the lead insulation next to the connector boot, but stated it did not appear to expose the metal of the lead wire.Diagnostics performed with the generator outside of the pocket were within normal limits.However, diagnostics with the generator inside the pocket showed high impedance.The generator was then removed from the pocket and multiple attempts to re-insert the lead pin verifying proper pin insertion each time did not resolve the high impedance.At this point, the surgeon stated the issue was with the lead and he would have to replace it at a later date.The replacement generator was implanted without replacing the lead.Additional relevant information has not been received to-date.No known surgery to replace the lead has occurred to-date.The explanted generator has not been received to-date.
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