FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED

MDR report key: 1226536 · Received November 11, 2008

Report

Report Number
2182207-2008-07347
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 11, 2008
Report Date
November 6, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
EZ
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

JOURNAL REFERENCE: STETKAROVA I, VRBA I, PEREGIN J, SROUBEK J. COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT OF SEVERE SPASTICITY WITH IMPLANTABLE PUMP SYSTEMS. CESKA SLOV NEUROL NEUROCHIR. 2008; 71(4):458-465. THE EFFECT OF INTRATHECALLY ADMINISTERED BACLOFEN WAS TESTED IN 19 PTS WITH SEVERE SPASTICITY AND IN ONE PT WITH GENERALISED DYSTONIA. BASED ON THE EFFECT OF TESTED BACLOFEN, WE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPLANTED PUMP SYSTEMS TO NINE PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND FIVE PERSONS WITH A CHRONIC SPINAL INJURY. REPORTABLE EVENT: IN TWO OF OUR PTS, WE FOUND THE DISLODGING OF THE CATHETER OFF THE SUBARACHNOIDAL SPACE. SURGICAL REVISION WITH SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT OF THE CATHETER WAS NECESSARY. SEE MFG REPORT# 2182207200807345.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention PROGRAMMER: MODEL UNK N=1| CATHETER: MODEL UNK N=1