FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 2120025 · Received June 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-04154
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 8, 2011
Date of Event
January 1, 2011
Report Date
May 11, 2011
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
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): ANALYSIS RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SENT WHEN ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PT'S CATHETER HAD FALLEN OUT OF INTRATHECAL SPACE, AND WAS COILED AT BASE OF SPINE. THIS RESULTED IN LARGE LUMP. THE PUMP WAS NOTED AS PROTRUDING, DUE TO PT WEIGHT LOSS. THE PUMP WAS ALSO THOUGHT TO BE TOO LARGE, AND THERE WAS CONCERN FOR SKIN BREAKDOWN. THE PT'S SYSTEM WAS INDICATED AS BEING NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE PUMP AND CATHETER WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. A SMALLER PUMP WAS IMPLANTED. THE PT WAS NOT INJURED, AND HAD RECOVERED FROM THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT SEQUELA. DILAUDID AND BUPIVACAINE (DAILY DOSE: 0.180 MG/DAY, CONCENTRATION: 30 MG/ML) WERE ADMINISTERED VIA THE PUMP. 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 MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS 8637-40 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 48 YR Required Intervention EXPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8709SC, LOT# N197622007| IMPLANTED: