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InjuryOBP

NEUROSTAR ADVANCED THERAPY

Received Nov 20, 2024 · Event occurred Oct 15, 2024

Report 3004824012-2024-00028 · MDR key 20737983

Device

Generic name

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Manufacturer

Neuronetics, Inc.

Model number

NEUROSTAR 2.0

Catalog number

81-01315-000

Lot number

NA

Product problems

  • Patient Device Interaction Problem
  • Patient Device Interaction Problem

Patient

41 YR · Male

  • Vertigo
  • Vertigo

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PRACTICE NOTIFIED A NEURONETICS REPRESENTATIVE THAT A PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING VERTIGO STARTING AFTER THEIR FIRST TREATMENT. PATIENT'S VERTIGO WOULD INCREASE AS THE %SMT WAS INCREASED SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET HIM TO HIS FULL "PRESCRIPTION" STRENGTH. THE VERTIGO AFFECTED THE PATIENT'S DAILY ROUTINE, WORK AND MOOD. VERTIGO COMPLETELY RESOLVED AFTER DISCONTINUING TMS TREATMENT, AFTER THE 12TH TREATMENT, AND THE PATIENT'S MOOD IS COMPLETELY FINE.