Freedom-4A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver FR4A-RCV-A0Recalls & reported problems
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated · Freedom Spinal Cord Stimulator System Freedom-4A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00818225020617), received between Aug 10, 2020 and Jun 6, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (1 report).
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 Problem1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Erosion1
- Impaired Healing1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 6, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT REPORTED THE LEAD NEAR THE TIBIAL NERVE HAS NON-HEALING SKIN OVER IT AND THE LEAD IS NOW VISIBLE EXTERNALLY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF INFECTION. AN EXPLANT PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023, A NEW LEAD WAS IMPLANTED AND THE OUTCOME WAS GREAT.
Patient problems: Impaired Healing
MAUDE report 17074144 ↗InjuryAug 10, 2020Migration; Migration
STIMWAVE QUALITY HAS INVESTIGATED THE DETAILS FOR A REPORTED EROSION SUBMITTED TO THE STIMWAVE COMPLAINT SYSTEM ON JULY 14, 2020, BY CLINICAL REPRESENTATIVES (CR), IN (B)(6). CR BECAME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE JUNE 4, 2020.
Patient problems: Erosion
MAUDE report 10389076 ↗
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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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