FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
UNK
MDR report key: 1159133
·
Received September 12, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 2182207-2008-05676
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 12, 2008
- Report Date
- August 13, 2008
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- LKK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
RESULTS OTHER = CATHETER.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
LITERATURE REFERENCE: SINGH PK, JAIN R, MISHRA S, KUMAR S, BHATNAGAR S, DEO S. MGMT OF PERICATHETER CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAK AFTER INTRATHECAL IMPLANTATION OF A DRUG DELIVERY SYS. AM J HOSP PALLIAT CARE. 2008;25(3):237-239. THE CAUSE OF THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAK AND DIFFERENT TREATMENT APPROACHES ARE DISCUSSED. REPORTABLE EVENT: THIS REPORT PRESENTS A WOMAN, IN WHOM AN INTRATHECAL PUMP SYS WAS INSERTED FOR CANCER PAIN MGMT WITH INTRATHECAL MORPHINE. THIS WAS COMPLICATED BY A PERSISTENT CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAK THAT WAS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED BY PURSE-STRING SUTURES OVER THE DURA AROUND THE CATHETER. WITHOUT REMOVING THE INTRATHECAL IMPLANT. PUMP SYS MFR IS UNK, ADD'L INFO REQUESTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | LKK | LKK | MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION | UNK | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 YR | Other| R | CATHETER MODEL UNK N=1| PROGRAMMER MODEL UNK N=1 |