FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 1091583 · Received August 1, 2008

Report

Report Number
2182207-2008-04571
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 1, 2008
Report Date
July 3, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PT'S PUMP HAD LESS VOLUME THAN EXPECTED AT REFILL. THE EXPECTED RESERVOIR VOLUME WAS 8 ML WHILE THE ACTUAL RESERVOIR VOLUME WAS 0 ML. THE PUMP HAD BEEN HAVING VOLUME DISCREPANCY ISSUES OVER THE LAST 4 TO 6 MONTHS. THE PT REPORTEDLY WENT THROUGH A WITHDRAWAL EPISODE AND RENAL FAILURE. THE DRUG USED IN THE PUMP WAS NOT REPORTED. IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED LIKELY THE PUMP RESERVOIR WAS BEING ACCESSED. NO AUDIBLE ALARMS WERE NOTED. NO ERROR MESSAGES WERE NOTED ON PUMP STATUS REPORTS OR IN THE EVENT LOG. ADD'L INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863720 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention IMPLANTED| EXPLANTED| CATHETER MODEL 8731 LOT# N003240527| PROGRAMMER MODEL 8840 LOT# UNKNOWN