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MalfunctionLLK

LEGGING, COMPRESSION, NON-INFLATABLE

Received Feb 25, 2016

Report 3007566237-2016-01017 · MDR key 5460234

Device

Generic name

Legging, Compression, Non-inflatable

Model number

NEU_UNKNOWN_PROG

Catalog number

NEU_UNKNOWN_PROG

Product problems

  • Human-Device Interface Problem

Patient

Not reported

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 8637-40, SERIAL# (B)(4) IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2013, PRODUCT TYPE: PUMP. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem

INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM A CONSUMER PATIENT WITH AN IMPLANTED PUMP. INDICATION FOR USE WAS NOTED AS NON-MALIGNANT PAIN AND CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT FELT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE PHYSICIAN TO REACH A REPRESENTATIVE WHEN THEY "NEED TO CORRECT MY PAIN PUMP WHEN NEEDED." THE LAST TIME THE PHYSICIAN WAS TOLD HE HAD TO CALL BACK LATER. EVENT DATE, DRUG(S) IN THE PUMP, CAUSE OF EVENT, CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO PUMP CORRECTION, SYMPTOMS, INTERVENTIONS, AND OUTCOME WERE NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.