FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 1981401 · Received February 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2011-00771
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 1, 2011
Report Date
December 2, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ACTUAL RESIDUAL VOLUMES WERE GREATER THAN THE EXPECTED RESIDUAL VOLUMES. THE AMOUNTS VARIED, BUT HAS BEEN AS HIGH AS 8 ML OFF. ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SENT IF ADDITIONAL INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME THAT THE PATIENT'S PUMP WAS REMOVED, THE PATIENT'S HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PUMP. THE PATIENT'S PUMP WAS NOTED TO HAVE CONTAINED MORPHINE. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS DUE TO THE PUMP, BUT THE ISSUE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CATHETER, OR ISSUE WITH THE PROGRAMMING OR PUMP MEDICATION. THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE PAIN LEVEL PRIOR TO THE PUMP REPLACEMENT SURGERY. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE PUMP REPLACEMENT SURGERY. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE PUMP WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED DUE TO VOLUME DISCREPANCIES AND RETURN OF SYMP TOMS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863740 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00049 YR Hospitalization| R EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8731, LOT # N065666010