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Device brand name · Stimulator spinal-cord totally implanted for pain relief

Restore Prime: medical device reports filed with FDA

474 reports name it, 2008–2025. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Medtronic Med Rel Medtronic Puerto Rico. Product code LGW.

474
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 26 a year
2
reports, 12 months to August 2026
2 in the 12 months before
46%
classified as malfunction
27.3% across the product code
1.1%
classified as death, as reported
5 reports · not verified by FDA

FDA's MAUDE database holds 474 reports that name the brand "Restore Prime" (stimulator spinal-cord totally implanted for pain relief), received between January 2008 and December 2025; the manufacturer given most often on reports is Medtronic Med Rel Medtronic Puerto Rico. Spellings of one product vary from report to report.

2 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the 2 of the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are injury (53%), malfunction (46%) and death (1.1%); across all stimulator, spinal-cord, totally implanted for pain relief reports (product code LGW) death is recorded in 0.5% and malfunction in 27.3%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are device operates differently than expected (26.8%), high impedance (12.9%) and migration or expulsion of device (9.5%). The patient problems coded most often are pain, therapeutic effects, unexpected and therapeutic response, decreased. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Reports by month, five years

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Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

By year received

036722008: 2420082009: 322010: 3620102011: 322012: 5820122013: 712014: 7220142015: 372016: 3320162017: 232018: 1420182019: 162020: 520202021: 62022: 520222024: 62025: 42025

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death1.1%5
Injury53%251
Malfunction46%218
Other0%0
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report99.8%473
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0.2%1

Grey bar: all 378,355 reports carrying product code LGW. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly12726.8%7.5%
High impedance6112.9%9.7%
Migration or expulsion of device459.5%4.7%
Failure to deliver energy367.6%4.4%
Inappropriate/inadequate shock/stimulation337%3.7%
Premature discharge of battery234.9%1.1%
Insufficient device problem information214.4%6.8%
Intermittent continuity204.2%1.5%
Device displays incorrect message173.6%1.8%
Unintended collision173.6%1.9%
Battery problema problem with the battery143%7.8%
Low battery143%1.2%
Replace102.1%0.4%
Breakthe device broke91.9%1.4%
Therapy delivered to incorrect body area91.9%1.5%
Electromagnetic compatibility problem81.7%0.8%
Device remains implanted71.5%0.3%
Explanted71.5%0.8%
Malposition of device71.5%1.3%
Communication or transmission problemthe device could not communicate or transmit51.1%5%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
Painpain, site not specified8818.6%
Therapeutic effects, unexpected7916.7%
Therapeutic response, decreased7415.6%
Inadequate pain relief357.4%
Electric shockan electric shock326.8%
Complaint, ill-defined306.3%
Discomfortdiscomfort285.9%
Undesired nerve stimulation245.1%
Burning sensationa burning feeling122.5%
Device overstimulation of tissue122.5%
Surgical procedure112.3%
Surgical procedure, additional112.3%
Numbnessnumbness102.1%
Identified diagnosis81.7%
Falla fall71.5%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureRestore PrimeProduct code LGWAll MAUDE reports
Reports474378,35526,136,888
Share of that pool—0.1%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports1159
Classified as injury53%72%36.2%
Classified as malfunction46%27.3%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer99.8%99.5%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Other brands with product code LGW

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
Intellis42,0324,7430%
Octrode Lead Kit, 60cm Length47,0375,1330.1%
SureScan33,1234900%
Precision?26,0204460.4%
Proclaim 5 Elite Implantable Pulse Generator20,8162,0570.1%
Precision Spectra ?16,8589710.5%
Restore Ultra13,500390.1%
Eon Mini IPG, 16-Channel Rechargeable14,1761110.2%
Restore Sensor10,934400.1%
Spectra WaveWriter?7,7661,0930.4%
Penta 3mm Lead, 60 cm9,6178390.3%
Senza6,42371815.1%
Eon Mini9,12200.6%
Proclaim 7 Elite Implantable Pulse Generator5,8363330.1%
WaveWriter Alpha?4,9651,5910.9%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Restore Prime reports

How many FDA reports name Restore Prime?

474 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 2 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

injury (53%), malfunction (46%) and death (1.1%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

device operates differently than expected (26.8%), high impedance (12.9%), migration or expulsion of device (9.5%), failure to deliver energy (7.6%) and inappropriate/inadequate shock/stimulation (7%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (99.8%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Restore Prime was at fault?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.