Freedom-4A Trial Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver FR4A-TRL-A0Recalls & reported problems
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated · Freedom Spinal Cord Stimulator System Freedom-4A Trial Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00818225020594), received between Nov 12, 2019 and Dec 11, 2019 — classified as 3 injuries.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
Patient problems
- Bacterial Infection1
- Cellulitis1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 11, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
STIMWAVE QUALITY HAS INVESTIGATED THE DETAILS REGARDING A COMPLAINT RESULTING FROM AN INFECTION REPORTED TO STIMWAVE ON NOVEMBER 19, 2019, BY TERRITORY MANAGER.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9454452 ↗InjuryDec 5, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
STIMWAVE QUALITY HAS INVESTIGATED THE DETAILS REGARDING A COMPLAINT RESULTING FROM AN INFECTION REPORTED TO STIMWAVE ON (B)(6) 2019, BY TERRITORY MANAGER.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 9418645 ↗InjuryNov 12, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
STIMWAVE QUALITY HAS INVESTIGATED THE DETAILS REGARDING A COMPLAINT RESULTING FROM AN INFECTION REPORTED TO STIMWAVE ON OCTOBER 23, 2019.
Patient problems: Cellulitis
MAUDE report 9312667 ↗
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- Quattrode® 3163St. Jude Medical, Inc. · STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, IMPLANTED (PAIN RELIEF)81 reports
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- Freedom-8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver FR8A-RCV-A0Stimwave Technologies Incorporated · Stimulator, Spinal-Cord, Implanted (Pain Relief)1 death52 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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