FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INDURA CATHETER

MDR report key: 1051452 · Received May 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
6000030-2008-02709
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 21, 2008
Date of Event
January 1, 2008
Report Date
April 21, 2008
Manufacturer
RICE CREEK MANUFACTURING
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT HAD NOT BEEN GETTING THERAPY FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, NO SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS WERE REPORTED. THE CATHETER WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CATHETER WAS BROKEN AT THE PORTION WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE PUMP. IT WAS REPAIRED; THE SPINAL SEGMENT WAS CUT WHERE IT WAS ANCHORED DOWN AND 1ML OF CSF WAS ASPIRATED TO CLEAR OUT DRUG FROM THE CATHETER PIECE, 72.1 CM WAS ADDED TO THE IMPLANTED SPINAL SEGMENT. THE PUMP WAS USED TO DELIVER BACLOFEN. THE TOTAL PRIME VOLUME WAS TO BE 0.358 ML AND THE PRIME BOLUS WAS 358 MCG (PUMP WAS TO BE PROGRAMMED WITH A DRUG CONCENTRATION OF 1000 MCG/ML AND A DAILY DOSE OF 50 MCG/DAY). THE DOSING REGIMEN PRIOR TO THE REVISION WAS NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INDURA CATHETER LKK RICE CREEK MANUFACTURING 8709 J10881R48

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| PROGRAMMER MODEL 8840 LOT# UNK| LOT# NGV010677N| IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMP MODEL 863740