FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

Medtronic SynchroMed II, Model 8637, (The SynchroMed II Pump is supplied in 20 ml or 40 ml reservoir size.) Sterilized using ethylene oxide. The pump is part of an infusion system that stores and delivers a prescribed drug to a specific site. The implantable components of the SynchroMed II infusion system include the pump, catheter,r and catheter accessories The SynchroMed II Programmable Pump is indicated when patient therapy requires the chronic infusion of drugs or fluids:

Recall: Z-1579-2013 · Reported July 3, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1579-2013
Event ID
65443
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Medtronic Neuromodulation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Visit
Report Date
July 3, 2013
Initiation Date
June 3, 2013
Classification Date
June 25, 2013
Termination Date
November 16, 2015
Address
7000 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55432-3568, United States

Description

Medtronic SynchroMed II, Model 8637, (The SynchroMed II Pump is supplied in 20 ml or 40 ml reservoir size.) Sterilized using ethylene oxide. The pump is part of an infusion system that stores and delivers a prescribed drug to a specific site. The implantable components of the SynchroMed II infusion system include the pump, catheter,r and catheter accessories The SynchroMed II Programmable Pump is indicated when patient therapy requires the chronic infusion of drugs or fluids:

Reason

Medtronic Neuromodulation is providing Healthcare Providers with safety information and patient management recommendations related to the potential for electrical shorting internal to they SynchroMed infusion pump. An electrical short circuit in a feedthrough may present as a motor stall or low battery reset/alarm and lead to a loss of or reduction in therapy which may result in the return of und

Code Info

all SynchroMed II pumps

Distribution

worldwide

Quantity

261,109 total devices estimated implanted Worldwide