BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    SYNCHROMED II

    MDR report key: 14433998 · Received May 19, 2022

    Report

    Report Number
    3004209178-2022-06361
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    May 19, 2022
    Date of Event
    May 9, 2022
    Report Date
    September 15, 2022
    Manufacturer
    MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
    Product Code
    LKK
    PMA / PMN Number
    P860004
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 8780, SERIAL#: (B)(4), PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. OTHER RELEVANT DEVICE(S) ARE: PRODUCT ID: 8780, SERIAL/LOT #: (B)(4), UBD: 17-FEB-2024, UDI#: (B)(4). IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H3: ANALYSIS OF THE CATHETER REVEALED MISCELLANEOUS-OUT OF BOX ANOMALY; DAMAGED. H6: CORRECTED INFORMATION: DEVICE CODE A1409 AND CONCLUSION CODE D12 NO LONGER APPLICABLE. MEDTRONIC IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REPORTING REGULATIONS UNDER 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDTRONIC, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION AND HAS PROVIDED AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY ¿DEFECTS¿ OR HAS ¿MALFUNCTIONED¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FDA 3500A FORM AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATORY REPORTING. MEDTRONIC OBJECTS TO THE USE OF THESE WORDS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEFINITION AND THE CONNOTATIONS IMPLIED BY THESE TERMS. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES (MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE, HEALTHCARE PROVIDER) REGARDING A PATIENT WHO WAS RECEIVING FENTANYL (MCG AT 40 MCG FENTANYL) VIA AN IMPLANTABLE PUMP FOR UNKNOWN INDICATIONS FOR USE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) ACCESSED CEREBRA SPINAL FLUID (CSF) REMOVED STYLET FROM NEEDLE AND TRIED TO ADVANCE CATHETER BUT IT WAS GETTING STUCK IN HUB OF NEEDLE. THE STYLET WENT IN FINE BUT THE CATHETER WOULD NOT SEVERAL TIMES. NEW 8782 ADVANCED FINE. THE CATHETER SEEMS TO HAVE ABNORMALITY AT TIP. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AT TIME OF THE REPORT. PATIENT STATUS AT TIME OF THE REPORT WAS ALIVE NO INJURY.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    285489 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. 8637-20

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 79 YR Female "SEE H10...."