FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE
MDR report key: 3171172
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Received June 14, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3007566237-2013-01992
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 14, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 22, 2013
- Report Date
- May 22, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- LKK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN AT THE CATHETER TIP IN THE BACK AND TAUGHT THE CATHETER WAS NOT AT THE RIGHT POSITION BECAUSE IT WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE SPINE. IT WAS INDICATED THAT PATIENT HAD A CAT SCAN DONE THIS MORNING AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE "TUBE" WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT POSITION. IT WAS ADDED THAT PATIENT WOULD BE GETTING MRI DONE BUT NOT SURE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THERAPY. IT WAS ALSO ADDED THAT PATIENT HAD THE PAIN FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND WAS NOT SURE IF THE PAIN WAS RELATED TO THE PUMP OR PATIENT¿S BACK WAS JUST DETERIORATING. IT WAS ADDED THAT THE PAIN HAD GOTTEN CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS FROM THE DAY OF THE REPORT. THE PUMP WAS BEING USED TO DELIVER MORPHINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270547 | PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE | LKK | MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION | NEU_UNKNOWN_PUMP |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00058 YR |