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Patient 1
THE PHYSICIAN'S MANUAL STATES "THE GENERATOR MAY OPTIONALLY BE REMOVED AT THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE (APPROXIMATELY 24-WEEKS)." THE FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION STATES "INDICATIONS:THE SPF PLUS-MINI IMPLANTABLE FUSION STIMULATOR IS INDICATED AS A SPINAL FUSION ADJUNCT TO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF FUSION SUCCESS IN 1 OR 2 LEVELS. THE SPF-XL IIB IMPLANTABLE SPINAL FUSION STIMULATORS ARE INDICATED AS A SPINAL FUSION ADJUNCT TO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF FUSION SUCCESS IN 3 OR MORE LEVELS. USAGE:THE SPF HAS ONLY BEEN STUDIED AS AN ADJUNCT FOR LUMBAR SPINAL SURGERY." REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THE LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. WITHOUT A PRODUCT RETURN, NO PRODUCT EVALUATION IS ABLE TO BE CONDUCTED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A VALID CONCLUSION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT ADDS VALUE TO THE RELEVANT CONTENT OF THIS REPORT AND/OR A CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.