FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED II

MDR report key: 4853499 · Received June 18, 2015

Report

Report Number
3007566237-2015-01696
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 18, 2015
Report Date
May 29, 2015
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCT: PRODUCT ID: 8709, SERIAL# (B)(4), IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2006, EXPLANTED: (B)(6) 2013, PRODUCT TYPE: CATHETER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED WITHDRAWAL IN 2013 AND HAD A SIMILAR RESPONSE TO ¿BURNING BACK PAIN¿. THE PATIENT ALSO EXPERIENCED ITCHING AND INCREASED SPASTICITY. THE CAUSE OF THE BACK PAIN AND WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS PER THE PHYSICIANS INVOLVED WAS ¿BACLOFEN WITHDRAWAL¿. THE PUMP WAS VERY CLOSE TO END OF SERVICE (EOS) AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION ON (B)(6) 2013. IT WAS ASSUMED THERE WAS A CATHETER ISSUE AS THE 8780 REPLACED THE 8709 ON (B)(6) 2013, HOWEVER SPECIFICS WERE NOT KNOWN. THE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY RIGHT AFTER THE CATHETER WAS REPLACED. THE PUMP WAS BEING USED TO DELIVER INTRATHECAL BACLOFEN THERAPY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
397141 SYNCHROMED II PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION 863740

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00018 YR Required Intervention