FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 3173681 · Received June 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2013-10485
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2013
Report Date
May 29, 2013
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
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 8709SC, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2012. PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD A CATHETER FRACTURED IN THE SPINE, BACK IN (B)(6) 2012 AND EXPERIENCED "SEVERE WITHDRAWAL". IT WAS INDICATED THAT ¿PATIENT¿S LEGS USUALLY COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL BUT WHEN PATIENT WAS IN WITHDRAWAL INDIVIDUALS COULD NOT HOLD DOWN LEGS AT ALL¿. IT WAS ADDED THAT PATIENT DESCRIBED THE LEGS AS "FLYING ALL OVER THE PLACE¿. IT WAS NOTED THAT PATIENT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) COULD NOT FIGURE OUT CATHETER HAD "CRACKED". IT WAS REPORTED THAT CATHETER WAS REVISED AND PATIENT WAS ABLE TO RESUME THERAPY. THE CATHETER WAS REPLACED ON (B)(6) 2012 BUT COULD NOT VERIFY THE DATE. THE PUMP WAS BEING USED TO DELIVER BACLOFEN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
273727 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 8637-40

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00051 YR Other| R