FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 3201365 · Received July 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2012-03043
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 2, 2013
Date of Event
January 4, 2012
Report Date
January 4, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WAS INTERROGATING THE PUMP, THE PUMP WAS ¿STRUGGLING TO GET TELEMETRY AND STRUGGLING TO READ THE ACTUAL PUMP.¿ THE PROGRAMMER MADE ¿KIND OF A FUNKY NOISE, KIND OF SHUT OFF,¿ AND WHEN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WENT TO RE-INTERROGATED IT, THE PUMP HAD STOPPED. THEN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RE-UPDATED THE PUMP, AND IT ¿RAN AGAIN.¿ THE EVENT OCCURRED WHEN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WAS DOING AN UPDATE AFTER REFILL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED CONFIRMED THAT THE PROGRAMMER MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE PUMP TO GO INTO A STOPPED MODE. THE PUMP WAS RE-INTERROGATED AND RE-UPDATED. EVERYTHING WAS ¿WORKING ONCE THE UPDATE WAS COMPLETED.¿

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
303138 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 8637

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1