SYNCHROMED II
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-10742
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 22, 2013
- Report Date
- November 2, 2017
- 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
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
CONCOMITANT PRODUCT: PRODUCT ID 8709SC, LOT# N181554003, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2009, PRODUCT TYPE CATHETER. (B)(4). ANALYSIS RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT WHEN ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED.
ANALYSIS OF THE PUMP FOUND MOTOR GEAR TRAIN ANOMALIES. CORROSION AND/OR WEAR AND/OR LUBRICATION WERE FOUND AS WELL AS STALL DUE TO SHAFT-BEARING. SIGNIFICANT RESIDUE AND SHAFT WEAR ON THE UPPER SHAFT OF GEAR 2 WAS SEEN. RESIDUE WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE JEWEL WHERE THE UPPER SHAFT OF GEAR 2 INSERTED INTO THE TOP BRIDGE ASSEMBLY.
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE STARTED BEEPING THE DAY BEFORE THE INITIAL REPORT WAS MADE. THE LOGS WERE READ, A MOTOR STALL OCCURRED (B)(6) 2013 AT 14:35, MOTOR STALL RECOVERY OCCURRED (B)(6) 2013 AT 21:26. ANOTHER MOTOR STALL OCCURRED (B)(6) 2013 AT 02: 18 AND AS OF 11AM, 9 HOURS AFTER THE STALL OCCURRED NO RECOVERY HAD BEEN NOTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. THE PATIENT FELT LIKE HE WAS ¿GOING THROUGH SOME WITHDRAWALS,¿ AND WAS ¿NOT DOING REAL WELL.¿ IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) WAS GOING TO ¿MAKE MOVES¿ TO HAVE THE DEVICE REPLACED. THE DEVICE SYSTEM WAS USED TO INFUSE DILAUDID, MARCAINE, CLONIDINE AND BACLOFEN. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT AN EXPLANT WAS PLANNED FOR (B)(6) 2013 AND THE DEVICE WAS TO BE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. ACTIONS REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT INCLUDED HOSPITALIZATION AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION. SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT INCLUDED PAIN AND SWEATING. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT NO ROTOR OR DYE STUDY WAS DONE, PATIENT OUTCOME NOTED AS RECOVERED WITH SEQUELA, SPECIFICS WERE NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. PER PUMP LOGS, A MOTOR STALL HAD OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 04:30 AND RECOVERED ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 11:19. ALSO, A MOTOR STALL OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 15:24 FOLLOWED BY RECOVERY ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 22:15. ANOTHER MOTOR STALL OCCURRED AT (B)(6) 2013 AND NO RECOVERY WAS NOTED IN THE PUMP EVENT LOGS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A CONSUMER ON 2017-OCT-31. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PUMP STOPPED WORKING/DIED IN 2013. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EVENT WAS PAINFUL WITH THE WITHDRAWALS THAT OCCURRED. IT WAS FURTHER SPECIFIED THAT THE PUMP WAS INFUSING DILAUDID (28.5MG/ML AT 13.001MG/DAY), BUPIVACAINE (9.5MG/ML AT 4.3335MG/DAY), CLONIDINE (952.0MCG/ML AT 434.27MCG/DAY), AND BACLOFEN (158.0MCG/ML AT 72.07 MCG/DAY). NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED OR ANTICIPATED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284376 | SYNCHROMED II | PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE | LKK | MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO | 8637-40 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00053 YR | Hospitalization| R |