FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 1844583 · Received September 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2010-07226
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 23, 2010
Date of Event
August 1, 2010
Report Date
August 25, 2010
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
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

IT WAS REPORTED (B)(6), 2010 THAT THE CLINICIAN PROGRAMMER WAS FROZEN OR NOT RESPONDING. FOLLOWING REPOWERING THE CLINICIAN PROGRAMMER BY TURNING OFF AND ON, THE PROGRAMMER WAS WORKING. THE PUMP MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN STOP MODE. (B)(6), 2010, THE HCP PERFORMED A CATHETER DYE STUDY. THEY ASPIRATED THROUGH THE CATHETER ACCESS PORT AND PULLED FLUID BACK. THEY INJECTED THE DYE AND THOUGHT THEY SAW IT POOL AROUND THE PUMP. THEY DID NOT SEE ANY IN THE CATHETER OR CEREBROSPINAL FLUID. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE HCP WAS GOING TO TRY THE DYE STUDY AGAIN BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASPIRATE. (B)(6), 2010, THE PT WENT IN FOR A CATHETER REVISION. THE SUTURELESS CONNECTION WAS INTACT. A NEW CATHETER WAS PUT IN. PT WAS IN RECOVERY. LIORESAL WAS IN THE PUMP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS 8637-40 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Required Intervention PROGRAMMER: MODEL 8840, LOT# UNK| IMPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8575, LOT# N076422| EXPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8709SC, LOT# N235480005| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED: