FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED EL

MDR report key: 3201398 · Received July 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
6000030-2013-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 2, 2013
Date of Event
February 1, 2012
Report Date
February 13, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NERUOMODULATION RICE CREEK
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT PRODUCT: PRODUCT ID: 8709, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2002, PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT¿S PUMP HAD BEEN ALARMING FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE PATIENT HAD A REFILL ON (B)(6) 2012. THE PATIENT HEARD THE BEEPING EVERY 15-20 SECONDS FOR 20 MINUTES. ON THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, THE PUMP WAS INTERROGATED AND A ¿DOUBLE BEEP¿ WAS NOTED. AN ALARM TEST WAS PERFORMED. DURING THE ALARM TEST, A MESSAGE POPPED UP AND SHOWED ¿MEMORY ERROR¿ AND THEN ¿PUMP STOPPED.¿ THE PUMP WAS REPROGRAMMED TO START AGAIN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION STATED THAT THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED A SHOCK WHILE FIXING A LAMP. THE MESSAGE THAT HAD APPEARED ON THE PROGRAMMER INDICATED AN ¿ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI).¿ IT WAS NOTED THAT DUE TO ¿ERI¿ MESSAGES AT EARLIER REFILLS, THE PHYSICIAN HAD ALREADY BOOKED A PUMP REPLACEMENT. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE PATIENT WAS DOING ¿GREAT.¿ THE DRUG IN THE PUMP WAS FENTANYL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
303146 SYNCHROMED EL PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MEDTRONIC NERUOMODULATION RICE CREEK 8627-18

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00052 YR