| Model Number |
6170 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
High impedance (1291)
|
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Inadequate Pain Relief (2388)
|
| Date of Event |
02/26/2019
|
|
Type of Reportable Event
|
Serious Injury
|
|
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
|
|
The results/method and conclusion codes along with investigation results will be provided on the final report.
|
| |
|
Event or Problem Description
|
|
It was reported that the patient experienced high impedance on their lead since implant.As a result, surgical intervention was taken to replace the lead.
|
| |
|
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
|
|
The lead was returned with instrumentation damage to the lead body breaching the outer tubing.Multiple wires were exposed and/or broken.Continuity testing showed 6 of 8 channels were electrically open.The damage observed is consistent with implant/explant damage.The results of the investigation are inconclusive since the device was returned damaged.As such, the cause of the reported high impedance could not be conclusively determined.
|
| |
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|