FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED

MDR report key: 3012830 · Received March 20, 2013

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: CATHETER: MODEL NEU_UNKNOWN_CATH, SERIAL# UNK, IMPLANTED:UNK. PHYSICIAN PROGRAMMER: MODEL 8840, SERIAL# UNKNOWN, IMPLANTED:NA, EXPLANTED:NA. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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