FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 1040498 · Received May 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
2182207-2008-02511
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2008
Date of Event
March 28, 2008
Report Date
April 10, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRELIMINARY DEVICE ANALYSIS RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN DEVICE ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT EXPERIENCED WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS FOR A WEEK THAT BEGAN A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING A REFILL IN 2008. THE PT'S PUMP WAS REPLACED TWELVE DAYS LATER. IT WAS INDICATED PREVIOUSLY, THAT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE INTERROGATION PROCEDURE: TELEMETRY INCOMPLETE WHEN INTERROGATING IN A ROOM WITH AN X-RAY AND C-ARM. A ROLLER STUDY WAS PERFORMED BUT IT WAS UNK IF ANY PROBLEMS WERE FOUND AS THE STUDY WAS DONE AT ANOTHER FACILITY. IT WAS INDICATED THAT A PRIMING BOLUS OF 20 MCG OVER 1 MIN HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED IN AND THAT THE ROLLERS TURNED 50 DEGREES IN 1 HOUR. IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PT HAD AN INTRAVENTRICULAR CATHETER AND THAT THE CATHETER IS IN THE VENTRICLES OF THE BRAIN. THE EVENT LOGS WERE OBTAINED AND NO STALLS WERE SHOWN. A DYE STUDY HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. A VOLUME CHECKED SHOWED NO DISCREPANCY. THE DRUG USED IN THE PUMP IS LIORESAL 2000 MCG/ML AT A DOSE OF 2000 MCG/DAY. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADD'L INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863740 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention IMPLANTED| EXPLANTED| IMPLANTED| EXPLANTED| CATHETER MODEL 8709 LOT# J11951R06| PROGRAMMER MODEL 8840 LOT# UNK