FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SYNCHROMED II
MDR report key: 2762966
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Received September 27, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2012-08616
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 27, 2012
- Report Date
- September 4, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
- Product Code
- LKK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
8709SC, S/N: (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, 8578 L/N: N153694 IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2009, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS REMOVED DUE TO WOUND DEHISCENCE AND EXPOSED CATHETER. CONSERVATIVE MEASURES WERE NOT ABLE TO SAFELY PRESERVE THE IMPLANT. (B)(6) INFECTION WAS ALSO REPORTED. FLANK INCISION WAS THE HALLWAY POINT FOR THE EXTERNALIZATION OF THE CATHETER PASSING. MEDICAL STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS PRESERVED AFTER A MINOR DEHISCENCE AFTER SURGERY BUT HAD QUICKLY CLOSED. IT SUDDENLY OPENED WIDE. PATIENT HAS BEEN MISERABLE WITH THE LACK OF PAIN RELIEF FROM IT PUMP. A NEW SYSTEM WILL BE IMPLANTED IN APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. DRUGS INFUSED: PRIALT AND DILAUDID
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYNCHROMED II | PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE | LKK | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO | 8637-20 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |