SYNCHROMED
Report
- Report Number
- 6000030-2013-00022
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 14, 2013
- Report Date
- January 23, 2013
- Manufacturer
- RICE CREEK MFG
- Product Code
- LKK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4).
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 8709, LOT# L63770, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 1999. PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. (B)(4).
PATIENT REPORTED SHE HAD ISSUES WITH HER PUMP FLIPPING. A DACRON POUCH WAS USED AS WELL AS HAVING THE PUMP ANCHORED TO THE ABDOMINAL WALL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD ONE OF THE "ORIGINAL PUMPS" AND THAT "THEY WERE SO BIG, THEY WOULD FLIP OVER." IT WAS NOTED THAT WAS THE REASON THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PUT A MESH POUCH IN THE PATIENT. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT'S ORIGINAL CATHETER WAS MADE "TOO SHORT" AND THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) HAD TO "REHOOK IT BACK UP AGAIN" BECAUSE IT HAD BECOME "UNHOOKED AT THE PUMP." THE HCP AT THAT TIME PUT IN THE POUCH AND PUT IN A LONGER CATHETER, HOWEVER THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66159 | SYNCHROMED | PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE | LKK | RICE CREEK MFG | 861718 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |