FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SYNCHROMED II
MDR report key: 2834163
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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 |