FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 3900722 · Received June 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2014-12222
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 27, 2014
Report Date
June 6, 2014
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Removal / Correction Number
Z-1060-2011
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT ID 8709, LOT# J10961R19, IMPLANTED: 2001 (B)(6); PRODUCT TYPE CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A POCKET FILL DURING A REFILL. IT WAS NOT KNOWN WHEN THIS HAD OCCURRED, BUT DID OCCUR WHILE UNDER THE CARE OF ANOTHER PHYSICIAN. THE PHYSICIAN WAS NOT AWARE OF THE POCKET FILL AT THE TIME OF THE POCKET FILL. IT WAS NOT KNOWN WHAT MEDICATIONS THE DEVICE SYSTEM DELIVERED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. HOWEVER, A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BELIEVED THERE WERE SIX DIFFERENT DRUGS IN THE PUMP AT THE TIME. IT WAS UNCLEAR IF THE PATIENT HAD OVERDOSE SYMPTOMS; HOWEVER, THE PATIENT DID HAVE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS SINCE THE PUMP RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY DUE TO THE POCKETFILL. DUE TO THE PUMP RESERVOIR BEING UPDATED TO A NORMAL REFILL AMOUNT, THE LOW/EMPTY RESERVOIR ALARMS NEVER ACTIVATED AT THAT TIME. 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
378315 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 8637-20

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other