FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 2230765 · Received August 23, 2011

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2011-06712
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 23, 2011
Date of Event
July 23, 2011
Report Date
July 29, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AK, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CRITICAL ALARM DUE TO MOTOR STALL, CONFIRMED BY (B)(6) WAS REPORTED. PATIENT WAS FEELING INCREASED PAIN. ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE WAS RULED OUT CAUSING THE STALL. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE PUMP HAD STALLED FOR (B)(6), PER TELEMETRY STRIPS THE DATE OF STALL WAS (B)(6) 2011. IT WAS STATED, "A SUDDEN PUMP STOPPAGE", CAUSE UNKNOWN. PATIENT WENT THROUGH OPIOID WITHDRAWAL. THE DRUGS DELIVERED VIA THE PUMP WERE HYDROMORPHONE, BUPIVACAINE AND CLONIDINE. THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO INJURY AND THE PATIENT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863740 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Required Intervention IMPLANTED:| CATHETER: MODEL 8731, LOT# N002579334| EXPLANTED: