FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED

MDR report key: 366699 · Received December 11, 2001

Report

Report Number
2182207-2001-00820
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 11, 2001
Report Date
December 10, 2001
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC INC
Product Code
LKK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITERATURE REPORT OF PATIENT REQUIRING ESCALATING DOSES OF INTRATHECAL MORPHINE. FIVE YEARS AFTER IMPLANT SUDDEN EXACERBATION OF BACK PAIN WITH INCREASED NUMBNESS AND TINGLING OF LOWER EXTREMITIES AND WEAKNESS LEFT LEG. SURGICAL REMOVAL OF LARGE MASS ATTACHED TO THE DURA AND EXPLANT OF THE MORPHINE PUMP. ORAL OPIODS WITH MODERATE TO GOOD CONTROL OF PAIN AND RECOVERY OF NEUROLOGICAL DEFECTS. ANDERSON, SUSAN R., ORBEGOZO, MAURICO, RACZ, GABOR, RAJ, P. PRITHVI, "INTRATHECAL GRANULOMA IN PATIENT RECIEVING HIGH-DOSE INTRATHECAL MORPHINE THERAPY: A REPORT OF TWO CASES" PAIN PRACTICE, VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1 2001 61-67.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
55783 SYNCHROMED CATHETER LKK MEDTRONIC INC CATHETER UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Hospitalization PUMP MODEL PUMP LOT# UNKNOWN IMPLANT: UNK| EXPLANT: UNK