FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 2052525 · Received April 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2011-02724
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 11, 2011
Date of Event
February 1, 2011
Report Date
February 1, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED LATE DUE TO A DELAY BY A MFR EMPLOYEE. A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND TRAINING ARE IN PLACE. THE PUMP HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR ANALYSIS. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SENT WHEN THE ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PT'S PUMP WAS ALARMING, AND DISPLAYED AN EVENT OCCURRED. THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) WAS UNABLE TO SILENCE THE ALARMS. THEY WOULD RESET THE PUMP TO A MINIMUM RATE TO SILENCE THE ALARM, BUT THE PUMP WOULD RESET. NEITHER A ROTOR NOR DYE STUDY WAS PERFORMED. THE PUMP WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. THE EXPLANTED PUMP WAS STOPPED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE ALARM FOR SHIPMENT PURPOSES. A MFR ANALYSIS REPORT OF THE EXPLANTED PUMP WAS REQUESTED BY THE HCP. FOLLOWING THE PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PT HAD RECOVERED WITHOUT SEQUELA. THE MEDICATIONS BEING ADMINISTERED VIA THE PUMP WERE DILAUDID (30 MG/ML) AND BUPIVACAINE (40 MG/ML). ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863720 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Required Intervention IMPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8700V, LOT# J11633R09| EXPLANTED: