FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 4306183 · Received December 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2014-22805
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 8, 2014
Report Date
November 16, 2014
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Removal / Correction Number
Z-3043-2011
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: 8709, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2011, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2014, PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED AN ALARM WAS HEARD WITH TELEMETRY NOT YET PERFORMED. THE PATIENT WAS AT THE HOSPITAL DUE TO HEARING THE CRITICAL ALARM. THE PATIENT WAS A QUADRIPLEGIC WHO WAS NON-VERBAL AND WAS NOT EXHIBITING ANY CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER INTERROGATING THE PUMP, THE LOGS INDICATED THAT SAFE STATE, RESET, AND RESET-LOW BATTERY ALARMS HAD OCCURRED. THE MESSAGE ¿RESET OCCURRED ¿ LOW BATTERY¿ OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE SAFE RATE. THE SAFE RATE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE UPDATING THE PUMP. THE DOSE WAS IN MINIMUM RATE AT THE TIME OF INTERROGATION. NO ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN ENTERAL BACLOFEN. THE PATIENT BEGAN TO GET AGITATED AROUND 6AM ON (B)(6) 2014. LATER THAT DAY IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE OPERATING ROOM DUE TO THE RESET TO SAFE STATE. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WAS STABLE AT THAT TIME. THE SYSTEM WAS BEING USED TO DELIVER BACLOFEN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
789477 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO 8637-40

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention