FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYNCHROMED

MDR report key: 889205 · Received July 27, 2007

Report

Report Number
2182207-2007-02448
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 27, 2007
Report Date
May 9, 2007
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LKK
PMA / PMN Number
P860004
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ARTICLE LIST INFO SUGGESTING A MALE PT BEING TREATED FOR SPASTICITY WITH AN IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMP EXPERIENCED A PUMP RELATED INFECTION 34 DAYS POST PUMP IMPLANT. THE PT PRESENTED WITH FEVER, DRAINAGE AT PUMP SURGERY SITE, ERYTHEMA, SWELLING AND WARMTH AT PUMP SITE. THE PUMP WAS EXPLANTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFO CONCERNING PT SYMPTOMS AND OUTCOME WERE PROVIDED. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE STATUS OF THE CATHETER WAS NOT PROVIDED. JOURNAL REFERENCE: WUNDERLICH, C. ET AL. "GRAM-NEGATIVE MENINGITIS AND INFECTIONS IN INDIVIDUALS TREATED WITH INTRATHECAL BACLOFEN OF SPASTICITY: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY." DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2006; 48: 450-455.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNCHROMED LKK MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION PUMP NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 10 YR Hospitalization| R CATHETER| PROGRAMMER