Information was received by a manufacture representative (rep) regarding a patient with an implantable neurostimulator (ins).Information was reported that the patient's therapy data was erased from their ins while being interrogated with a clinician programmer.This was the first time that the rep used their newly updated intellis 1.3.800 application.The rep stated that they programmed the patient with their clinician programmer, then exited the work flow.The patient then unlocked his controller, and then he locked his controller.The rep then entered into another programming session and an error message displayed saying that the data would be erased for an unknown reason.No further complications were reported.No patient symptoms were reported.
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