FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 2223864 · Received August 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2011-06544
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 18, 2011
Date of Event
July 25, 2011
Report Date
July 25, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, 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 THE PUMP WAS BEING REPLACED DUE TO AN ERI (ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR). DURING REPLACEMENT, A LEAK IN THE CATHETER NEAR THE PUMP WAS NOTED. "UPON OPENING THE PUMP SOCKET IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HER CATHETER LAY DIRECTLY OVER THE PUMP REFILL SEPTUM AND HAD BEEN PUNCTURED NUMEROUS TIMES MOST LIKELY BY THE REFILL NEEDLE." THE PUMP INFUSED LIORESAL 2000, AT 466.5 DAILY DOSE. THE PHYSICIAN TURNED THE DOSE DOWN TO 400 MCG/DAY CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN OVERDOSE OR WITHDRAWAL. PT EXPERIENCED NO SYMPTOMS. FOLLOWING THE SURGERY, THE PT WAS FINE AND REPORTED NO ADVERSE SYMPTOMS.

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 61 YR Required Intervention CATHETER: MODEL 8731, LOT# B011785N25| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED: