FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 3200024 · Received July 1, 2013

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2013-02164
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 1, 2013
Report Date
June 7, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 8598A, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2008, PRODUCT TYPE CATHETER; PRODUCT ID 8709SC, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2007, PRODUCT TYPE CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED A PUMP REPLACEMENT WAS GOING TO BE PERFORMED ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND THE PATIENT¿S POCKET WAS GOING TO BE REVISED. IT WAS THOUGHT THE PATIENT¿S PUMP WAS BEING REPLACED BECAUSE ¿THERE WAS SO MUCH SWELLING AND BLOOD IN THE POCKET¿ THAT THE PHYSICIAN WAS GOING TO DO SURGERY ANYWAY. THE MEDICATIONS USED WITHIN THE SYSTEM WERE MORPHINE AND BUPIVACAINE. THE PATIENT¿S EARLY REPLACEMENT INDICATOR WAS 13 MONTHS. THE REPRESENTATIVE LATER REPORTED THAT THE POCKET REVISION WAS PERFORMED AND THEY ¿MOVED IT OVER¿. THE PATIENT USED A POUCH WITH THEIR PUMP. THEY THOUGHT THAT ¿MAYBE THE POUCH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE PROBLEM,¿ BUT THE PATIENT¿S POUCH WAS NOT REPLACED. THEY NOTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN TOOK OUT A ¿LOT OF BLOOD¿ AND THERE WAS ¿QUITE A BIT¿. THE DRUG CONCENTRATION AND DAILY DOSE WERE KEPT THE SAME. THE PATIENT LEFT THE OR ¿FINE¿ AND STABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
298526 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863740

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00078 YR Required Intervention