MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. SYNCHROMED II; PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE
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Model Number 8637-40 |
Device Problems
Device Alarm System (1012); Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion (2182); Human-Device Interface Problem (2949)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.
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Event Description
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Information was received from a healthcare provider (hcp) via a manufacturer representative (rep) regarding an implanted infusion pump for intractable spasticity.The pump was used to deliver unknown baclofen.Dose and concentration information was not reported.It was reported that the patient's pump "ran dry" but was filled and updated on (b)(6) 2024.It was indicated that therapy was not intentionally discontinued prior to the empty reservoir alarm.The patient kept saying that he heard the pump alarm every 10 minutes since he got the pump refilled.The rep went in to visit the patient on (b)(6) 2024 at his assisted living home and "read the logs, checked the pump, etc.".There was nothing new in the logs, no active alarm banner appeared, and the rep did not hear the pump for the 30 minutes that the rep was there.The patient called the rep back around noon the same day saying that he heard the pump alarm again.The rep was asking if it was possible that something was "going on" with the pump.Technical services discussed playing alarm sounds for the patient.No patient symptoms or complications were reported.
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Event Description
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Additional information received from a manufacturer representative indicated that the pump ran dry on (b)(6) 2024.The reason the pump ran dry was due to a missed refill.The rep went to check on the patient and no alarm was heard.The rep noted that the patient was hearing something else.The rep reported that the alarm heard after refill was not the pump and when they interrogated everything was fine.The event was indicated to be resolved and the patient's weight was unknown.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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H6: coding updated based on new information received.Review of this mdr and/or additional information received shows that there is no information to reasonably suggest that the device in this report may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or that the device in this report has malfunctioned.Therefore, this event no longer meets the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.
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