FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 3240783 · Received July 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2013-12091
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 22, 2013
Date of Event
June 26, 2013
Report Date
June 27, 2013
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
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID 8709SC, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2011. PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS AND THERE WAS A VOLUME DISCREPANCY. THE PUMP WAS REFILLED THE DAY PRIOR AND AT THAT TIME THERE WAS AN EXPECTED RESIDUAL VOLUME OF 2ML AND ACTUAL RESIDUAL VOLUME ASPIRATED WAS OVER 10ML. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) THE DAY OF REPORT WITH SEVERE SPASTICITY CHANGES, WITHDRAWAL CLONUS AND PRURITUS. THE HCP CHECKED THE RESERVOIR ON THE DAY OF REPORT AND THE PUMP WAS FULL FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY¿S REFILL,SO IT WAS CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOT A MISS FILL. IT WAS NOTED THE HCP HAD PROGRAMMED A DOSE DECREASE AT REFILL TO 1138 MCG/DAY, SO THE HCP PROGRAMMED THE PATIENT BACK TO 1200 MCG/DAY ON DAY OF REPORT. THE HCP WAS STATED ¿I DON¿T KNOW WHY HE SUDDENLY WENT INTO WITHDRAWAL¿. THERE WERE NO ISSUES NOTED IN THE PUMP LOGS. THE HCP PLANNED TO DO FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. THE PUMP DEVICE WAS USED TO DELIVER GABLOFEN. 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
340508 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 8637-20

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00047 YR Other