SYNCHROMED
Report
- Report Number
- 3007566237-2013-00838
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 20, 2013
- Report Date
- February 20, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
- Product Code
- LKK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860004
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4).
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: CATHETER: MODEL NEU_UNKNOWN_CATH, SERIAL# UNK, IMPLANTED:UNK. PHYSICIAN PROGRAMMER: MODEL 8840, SERIAL# UNKNOWN, IMPLANTED:NA, EXPLANTED:NA. (B)(4).
THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) RECEIVED AN ATTENTION DIALOGUE MESSAGE PUMP MEMORY ERROR (PME) CATHETER AND PUMP INFORMATION INVALID, DURING INTERROGATION OF THE PUMP WITH THE PHYSICIAN PROGRAMMER. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A "NEW" PUMP AND CATHETER IMPLANTED "RECENTLY," AND THAT THE IMPLANTING HCP SUCCESSFULLY PROGRAMMED THE PUMP, WITH A DIFFERENT PHYSICIAN PROGRAMMER, THE DAY BEFORE THE INITIAL REPORT WAS MADE. THE PATIENT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DOSAGE WAS "A LITTLE BIT TOO HIGH," WHICH WAS WHY THE PUMP WAS REPROGRAMMED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT VERSION OF MEMORY CARD WAS IN THE PROGRAMMER WHEN THE PME APPEARED. LATER THAT DAY, IT WAS ADDED THAT THE PHYSICIAN WAS USING AN "OUT DATED" VERSION OF THE MEMORY CARD, A NEWER VERSION CARD REPLACED THE OLD VERSION AND THE ISSUE RESOLVED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS REPORTED. THE DEVICE SYSTEM WAS USED TO INFUSE LIORESAL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114857 | SYNCHROMED | PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE | LKK | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO | 8637-20 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00042 YR |