Stimulator, Electrical, Implantable, For Incontinence

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

• 2025-04-30Open, ClassifiedDevice Design

  Enhanced Verify Evaluation Handset (CFN HH90130FA)

  Evaluation handsets may not be able to communicate with the neurostimulator due to handsets having a faster processing speed than prior handsets. An inability to connect may cause the therapy to stop being delivered and a system error will be displayed. Patient may experience return of underlying disease symptoms (e.g. overactive bladder, urinary retention, or fecal incontinence) based on their response to stimulation during the evaluation period.

• 2024-09-06Open, ClassifiedSoftware change control

  Medtronic Handset with Communicator, Model TH90Q01, InterStim Smart Programmer and Communicator Kits, containing the Model HH90 Handset and the TM90 Communicator.

  A subset of the handsets within the kit may not be able to complete the pairing process with the communicator upon initial setup.

• 2023-08-10Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  Medtronic InterStim Ground Pad REF 041826

  Lot of InterStim Self-Adhesive Ground Pad is being recalled due to the product being labeled with the incorrect expiration date.

• 2022-04-22Open, ClassifiedSoftware Design Change

  MEDTRONIC INTERSTIM THERAPY SYSTEM FOR URINARY CONTROL, which includes the following: a) Handset with Communicator, Model Numbers: 1) TH90Q01, 2) TH90QFA, 3) TH90PFA, 4) TH90GFA, 5) TG90G01; b) InterStim X Clinician Therapy Application Software, Model Number A51300; and c) InterStim x "My Therapy" Patient Therapy Application Software, Model Number A52300

  There is a software anomaly with the InterStim X Clinician software application with results in the data entered in the Patient Information fields not e retained and a " Data Lost" notification being displayed.

• 2019-06-07Open, ClassifiedSoftware design

  InterStim(TM) System, Model Numbers: a) TH90G01 b) TH90GFA c) TH90G02 d) TH90G03 Product Usage: The Medtronic Model A510 Clinician application (app) is intended for use with the HH90 Handset and TM90 Communicator to program, adjust, and troubleshoot the Medtronic Models 3023 and 3058 InterStim neurostimulators for sacral neuromodulation therapy. The clinician uses the Clinician app to program settings for the patient. The A510 Clinician app, HH90 Handset, TM90 Communicator along with the A520 Patient app are only sold as a kit (TH90).

  There is a potential for an unexpected increase in stimulation during InterStim programming with the A10 Clinician Application (on Medtronic's smart programmer).

• 2008-09-20TerminatedProcess control

  Medtronic iCon Patient Programmer, model 3037. The Patient programmer is a hand held, battery operated, microcontroller based device for use by patients to control and monitor external and implantable devices. The minimum amount of control involves the ability to turn therapy ON or OFF; maximal control allows the patient to select from different therapies and adjust the parameters with in the set therapy limits.

  Medtronic is retrieving four (4) patient programmers that were not properly loaded with application software. The application software is needed for a patient programmer to synchronize and bond with a neurostimulation device. Without this functionality a patient programmer is not useable and can not communicate with a neurostimulation device.

• 2007-10-12TerminatedSoftware design

  Medtronic InterStim INS (Model 3023) with N'Vision Inter Stim-B software supplied on the Model 8870 Version MMB_01/NNB_01 with N'Vision Clinician Programmer Model 8840 or InterStim iCon Patient Programmer Model 3037. Implantable Neurostimulator for Urinary Control.

  Software issue may cause false low battery alert to be displayed when interrogating an Interstim Implantable Neurostimulator (Model 3023) with an N'Vision Clinician Programmer (Model 8840), or with an Inter Stim iCon Patient Programmer (Model 3037).

• 2007-10-11TerminatedSoftware design

  Medtronic InterStim II INS Model 3058 with N'Vision InterStim-B Software supplied on the Model 8870 Version MMB_01/NNB_01 N'Vision with a Clinic an Programmer Model 8840. Implantable Neurostimulator for Urinary Control.

  A software issue may cause a lower than expected battery capacity estimate when evaluating an InterStim II Implantable Neurostimulator (model 3058) with an N'Vision Clinician Programmer(Model 8840) before implant .

• Open, ClassifiedOther

  Medtronic Wireless Recharger Model WR9220 included in the RS5200 Recharger Kit used by the InterStim Micro (Model 97810) implantable neurostimulator.

  The wireless rechargers (WR; WR9200 and WR9220; included in the Recharger Kits) become unresponsive if the charging steps, indicated in the Recharger Patient User Guide, are not followed.