FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INDURA

MDR report key: 1001532 · Received February 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
6000030-2008-00821
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 21, 2008
Date of Event
January 22, 2008
Report Date
January 22, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE DAY FOLLOWING A PUMP REPLACEMENT THE PT REPORTED AN EPISODE OF APNEA AND APPEARED TO HAVE HAD A NARCOTIC OVERDOSE. THE PT WAS ADMITTED TO THE ICU. THE HCP CITED SEVERAL POSSIBILITES FOR THE PT'S OVERDOSE INCLUDING A FLUSH PERFORMED WHILE CHECKING THE CATHETER, A BOLUS DELIVERED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, PERHAPS THEY SHOULD HAVE ESTIMATED THE CATHETER LENGTH MORE CONSERVATIVELY, OR THAT THE PT MAY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SLOW LEAK DUE A HOLE IN THE CATHETER THAT WAS CORRECTED DURING THE PUMP REPLACEMENT LEADING TO OVERDOSE WHEN THERAPY WAS RESUMED. NO PT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED. THE PT'S PUMP CONTAINED MORPHINE. REFERENCE MFR REPORT # 2182207200800822.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INDURA LKK MEDTRONIC VASCULAR CATHETER UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention IMPLANTABLE INFUSION: PUMP MODEL 8637-40| LOT#NGV410710H| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED: