FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 1770241 · Received July 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2010-05667
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 21, 2010
Date of Event
June 21, 2010
Report Date
June 23, 2010
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT UNDERWENT PUMP REPLACEMENT SURGERY. FOLLOWING SURGERY, THE PT EXPERIENCED INCREASED SPASTICITY. THE PT WAS "NOT DOING GOOD" AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PT WAS TAKEN TO SURGERY. DURING SURGERY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CATHETER WAS COMPLETELY CUT IN THE PUMP POCKET. THE SURGEON THOUGHT THAT HE PROBABLY CAUGHT THE CATHETER IN A RETRACTOR DURING THE PUMP REPLACEMENT TWO DAYS PRIOR. THE CATHETER WAS REVISED. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO GET AMPLE CSF RETURN WHEN THE CATHETER WAS ASPIRATED. THE PT WAS BOLUSED WITH 200MCG OF LIORESAL IN ADDITION TO THE PRIMING BOLUS OF THE CATHETER. THE NEXT MORNING, THE PHYSICIAN SAW THE PT. THE PT'S SPASTICITY WAS MUCH IMPROVED AND HE WAS GOING TO BE DISCHARGED TO HOME THAT MORNING. THE PUMP DELIVERED LIORESAL 2000 MCG/ML AT 1100 MCG/DAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS 863740 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 23 YR Hospitalization| R IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| LOT# NGV004382N| EXPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8731, LOT# N002575105| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMP: MODEL 863740,