ESYNCHROMED II
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2011-05279
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 11, 2011
- Date of Event
- June 16, 2011
- Report Date
- June 16, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS
- Product Code
- LKK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860004
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
(B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING IMPLANT, THE PHYSICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO ASPIRATE ANYTHING BACK FROM CATHETER AND USED SMALL SYRINGE AND ALSO CAP TO TRY TO ASPIRATE. PHYSICIAN DECIDED NOT TO REVISE THE CATHETER, 20 CM OF CATHETER WAS REMOVED. HOWEVER, NO DRUG CAME OUT OF THAT SECTION EITHER. THE 2000 MCG/ML DRUG WAS IN THE CATHETER AND THE PUMP WAS FILLED WITH 500 MCG/CL, I.E. THE RESERVOIR. THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT THERE WAS DRUG IN CATHETER, WATER IN PUMP TUBING AND DRUG IN RESERVOIR. LATER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRIMING BOLUS WAS SET AT .124 FOR TOTAL CATHETER VOLUME, A 50 MCG BOLUS WAS PROGRAMMED WHEN PUMP WAS AT 2000 CONCENTRATION FOR A DURATION OF 8 HOURS. IT WAS REVIEWED THAT THE PT WOULD BE GETTING WATER FOR ROUGHLY 3.5 - 6 HOURS, AND THEY MIGHT BOLUS WATER IN 8 HOURS. THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH PROGRAMMING NOT BEING PRECISE DUE TO PUMP TUBING VOLUMES. THE DRUG STATUS WAS AS FOLLOWS: STERILE WATER STATUS NEW, BACLOFEN CONC. 2000, DOSE 597, STATUS CURRENT AND BACLOFEN CONC. 500, DOSE 597 STATUS NEW. POST-OPERATIVE PRIMING, THE PT WAS DOING FINE AND WAS BEING MONITORED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESYNCHROMED II | LKK | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO., JUNCOS | 863720 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 YR | EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMP: MODEL 863720,| IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8709, LOT# J12260R35| EXPLANTED:| LOT# NGP009235N |