FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROGRAMER

MDR report key: 821098 · Received February 23, 2007

Report

Report Number
2182207-2007-00678
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 23, 2007
Date of Event
February 15, 2007
Report Date
February 16, 2007
Manufacturer
NEUROLOGICAL DIVISION, METRONIC, INC.
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT DUE TO A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS REGARDING STARTING DOSE WITH THE NEW PUMP, THE PATIENT WAS OVERDOSED FOLLOWING CATHETER AND PUMP REPLACEMENT. THE PATIENT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LACK OF EFFECT AND HAD UNDERGONE CATHETER DYE STUDY WITH INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS. DUE TO THE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS, HE WAS TAKEN TO SURGERY FOR CATHETER REPLACEMENT AT WHICH TIME IT WAS ELECTED TO ALSO REPLACE THE PUMP. FOLLOWING THE SURGERY AND NEW PUMP PROGRAMMING, THE PATIENT BECAME UNAROUSABLE. THE PUMP CONTAINED LIORESAL 2000 MCG/ML; IT IS UNK WHAT DOSAGE WAS PROGRAMMED. THE PUMP AND CATHETER WERE ASPIRATED AND THE PUMP WAS REFILLED WITH LIORESAL 500 MCG/ML WITH A REDUCED DAILY DOSE. THE PATIENT RECOVERED WITHOUT SEQUELA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROGRAMER LKK LKK NEUROLOGICAL DIVISION, METRONIC, INC. PROGRAMMER NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 13 YR Hospitalization| R IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMP MODEL 8637| CATHETER MODEL 8709 LOT# N092621003 IMPLANTED| LOT# NGV403392H IMPLANTED| EXPLANTED| EXPLANTED