FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 2223875 · Received August 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2011-06550
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 18, 2011
Date of Event
July 1, 2011
Report Date
January 17, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FINAL DEVICE ANALYSIS REVEALED NO SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES. THE PUMP HAD REACHED EOS DUE TO TIME PROGRESSION. A 2-TONE ALARM WAS HEARD. THE PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED TO OFF STATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO THE PUMP REACHING EOS (END OF SERVICE). THE PT WAS BELIEVED TO BE IN WITHDRAWAL DUE TO THE PUMP HAVING STOPPED. PER THE PUMP LOGS FROM (B)(6) 2011, IT WAS NOTED THAT ERI (ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR) OCCURRED (B)(6) 2011 AND STATED "SCHEDULE TO REPLACE THE PUMP BY (B)(6) 2011." EOS OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2011. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE STOPPED PUMP PERIOD MAY EXCEED TUBE SET MESSAGE OCCURRED. THE LOGS ALSO NOTED A "TERMINAL EVENT HAS OCCURRED IN THE PUMP." THE PT DID HAVE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE HCP IN CONSULTATION FOR A PUMP REPLACEMENT, BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR AFTER THE PUMP'S "HARD STOP" DATE. IT WAS BELIEVED THE DATE LISTED AS THE STOP DATE WAS THE DATE WHICH STARTED THE "90 DAYS UNTIL STOP" INTERVAL. THEREFORE, THE PUMP STOPPED AND THE PT EXPERIENCED WITHDRAWAL. THE PT'S MOTHER NEVER HEARD THE PUMP ALARM. PER THE REPORTER, AN AUDIBLE PUMP ALARM WAS CLEARLY SOUNDING WHEN THE PUMP WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2011, AND THE LOGS SHOWED THE PUMP HAD BEEN ALARMING. THE ALARMS WERE THEN SILENCED/STOPPED. SINCE THE PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE PT HAS RETURNED TO DOING WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863720 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 12 YR Hospitalization| R IMPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8596SC, LOT# N291049001| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8709, LOT# J53385R13