FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 1243713 · Received November 25, 2008

Report

Report Number
2182207-2008-07746
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 25, 2008
Date of Event
September 17, 2008
Report Date
October 30, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

USED FOR THE CATHETER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A MASS AT T9-T12 NOTED ON MRI IN 2007. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A CATHETER REVISION IN 2008. A CT MYELOGRAM REVEALED AN INTRADURAL CYST T7-T11 (DATE NOT REPORTED). SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION OF THE INTRADURAL CYST WAS PERFORMED ON TWO MONTHS LATER. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT NEUROSURGERY FOR UNSPECIFIED REASONS IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH. NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE HCP, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT DRUGS WERE IN THE PUMP AT THE TIME OF THESE EVENTS. THE PUMP WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED ON APPROX FIVE MONTHS LATER. REFER TO MANUFACTURER'S REPORT #: 2182207200806313.

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 55 YR Required Intervention EXPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8711| IMPLANTED:| PROGRAMMER: MODEL 8840