FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 3203060 · Received July 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2013-11223
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 2, 2013
Date of Event
June 8, 2009
Report Date
June 10, 2013
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT ID: 8709SC, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2009, PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED IT TOOK THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) FOUR TIMES TO GET THE CATHETER IN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FURTHER, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDED REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE HAD NOT TAKEN ELEVEN HOURS AND THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES PLACING THE CATHETER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PUMP IMPLANT PROCEDURE WAS ¿USUALLY¿ A TWO TO FOUR HOUR OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE HOWEVER, THE PATIENT ¿WAS IN THERE ELEVEN HOURS¿. IT WAS REPORTED ¿THE DOCTOR CAME IN AND TOLD ME THEY ALMOST GAVE UP BECAUSE THE WAY HIS BREAK WAS THEY COULDN¿T REALLY GET THE CATHETER THROUGH THERE. AND HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO TRY ONE LAST TIME AND HE GOT IT THROUGH¿. IT WAS NOTED THE REPORTER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE TOOK ¿ABOUT¿ THREE TIMES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
302473 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 8637-20

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00049 YR