PATIENT HAS CONGENITAL NEUROMUSCULAR HYPOTONIA AND CONGENITAL HEART APLASIA. PATIENT WAS CYCLING WHEN THE SYSTEM REPORTED A "PAD OFF" ERROR ON MULTIPLE CHANNELS. THE MOTHER OF THE PATIENT THEN REPORTED THAT HER SON HAD A SPASM IN HIS LOWER EXTREMITIES. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS HE REQUESTED OXYGEN BECAUSE HE HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING (PATIENT HAS LOW CONGENITAL NEUROMUSCULAR HYPOTONIA AND CONGENITAL HEART APLASIA). PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE WEEK WHILE O2 SATS REMAINED LOW. DURING HOSPITALIZATION PHYSICIANS FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH HIM AFTER EXTENSIVE WORK-UP.
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EVALUATED THE STIMULATION CABLE AND DISCOVERED A FRAYED CONDUCTOR IN CONTACT WITH THE CONDUCTOR OF ANOTHER WIRE WITHIN THE CABLE CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION. MODIFIED CONTROLLER SOFTWARE TO DETECT ANY CABLE FAULTS BEFORE STIMULATION IS APPLIED TO THE ELECTRODES. EVALUATED CONTROLLER SOFTWARE MODIFICATION. VALIDATION REPORT IDENTIFIED ALL SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITIONS; TWO STIMULATING ELECTRODES IN CONTACT, STIMULATING ELECTRODE IN CONTACT WITH GROUND, NON-STIMULATING ELECTRODE IN CONTACT WITH GROUND, ETC. RESULT IN A "PAD-OFF" ERROR WITH A BRIEF (