UNKNOWN_INFUSION_PUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 3007566237-2016-02691
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 20, 2016
- Report Date
- July 20, 2016
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- LKK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P860004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
ON 2016-06-28, INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM AN ATTORNEY REGARDING A PATIENT WHO WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN INJURED DUE TO THE DEVICE SYSTEM'S FAILURE TO DELIVER MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED, WHICH REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE DEFECTIVE DEVICE; THE NATURE OF THE PERSONAL INJURIES WAS NOT SPECIFIED. INDICATIONS FOR PUMP USE, MEDICAL HISTORY, AND CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS WERE NOT REPORTED. THE UNSPECIFIED INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED "WITHIN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS"; AS OF THE LETTER DATED 2016-06-21, WHICH WAS RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON 2016-06-28. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WRONGFUL DEATH RESULTED IN "SOME INSTANCES," BUT IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED IF THE PATIENT IN THIS EVENT ACTUALLY DIED. THE REPORTEDLY DEFECTIVE DEVICE SYSTEM CAUSED THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC INJURIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INJURIES AND MEDICAL BILLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE OF THE DEVICE,AND INJURIES AND MEDICAL BILLS CAUSED BY THE SURGERY OR SURGERIES TO REMOVE THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463347 | UNKNOWN_INFUSION_PUMP | PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE | LKK | MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION | NEU_UNKNOWN_PUMP |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |