It was reported that a patient was scheduled for a battery replacement surgery due to low battery.It was stated that during the surgery, the surgeon went into the neck incision site to "repair the lead" as it was noticed that the suture tie downs were extruding through the skin during interrogation of the original device.The pre-operative diagnostics were within normal limits.Post-op diagnostics were also within limits.It was stated that per the surgeon, the patient was a picker, though she could not confirm if this was the cause of the extrusion.The family had reported that the patient had been playing with the site as it was itching.Further information stated that the surgery was a revision of the suture near the lead instead of a generator replacement surgery.No additional, relevant information was received to date.
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