FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 2834163 · Received November 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2012-10324
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2012
Date of Event
October 17, 2012
Report Date
October 19, 2012
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PROGRAMMER MODEL: 8840, SERIAL# UNKNOWN. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD AN "UNDERDOSE REACTION". IT WAS STATED THAT THE WRONG DRUG CONCENTRATION HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED; "WRONG INTERPRETATION/ MISTAKE OF THE COMMA/POINT PLACE, 1`000 / 1.000, ABOUT 1000 COMMA PLACES" ON THE PHYSICIAN PROGRAMMER. THE RESULTED WRONG DRUG CONCENTRATION IN THE PUMP CAUSED PATIENT TO HAVE THE UNDERDOSE SYMPTOMS. PATIENT WAS TREATED IN A HOSPITAL "ACCORDING TO EMERGENCY AND HAD FILLED THE PUMP WITH THE RIGHT DOSAGE". PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS FULLY RECOVERED WITH NO INJURY. THE DRUG INFUSED IN THIS SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 8637-40

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R