MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. ASCENDA; PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE

Model Number	8781
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Integrity Problem (2978)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	04/23/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Information was received from the healthcare provider via a device manufacturer representative regarding a patient receiving morphine and bupivacaine via an implantable infusion pump.It was reported that while placing the spinal segment of the 8781 catheter kit it was sheared.A spinal segment from a 8782 revision kit was used.The device would be returned for analysis.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3: analysis results were not available at the time of this report.A follow-up report will be sent when analysis is completed.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.
Event or Problem Description
Additional information reported that during a new pump implant, the physician damaged an the catheter.Per the reporter, the damage to the catheter was caused at the spinal implant site.The metal wire within the catheter for guiding had popped through the catheter and was poking out of the outer lining.They corrected the issue with a new spinal segment.Additional information was received on 04-may-2021 from the healthcare provider via the company representative that reported in clarification of the issue the physician was placing the spinal segment of the catheter, then took the catheter out to adjust the spinal needle and noticed the spinal segment tip was damaged.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3: analysis identified an anomaly to the catheter/guide wire.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.

• Brand Name: ASCENDA
• Common Device Name: PUMP, INFUSION, IMPLANTED, PROGRAMMABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.; road 31, km. 24, hm 4; ceiba norte industrial park; juncos PR 00777
• MDR Report Key: 11734131
• Report Number: 3004209178-2021-06782
• Device Sequence Number: 3192895
• Product Code: LKK
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000051129
• UDI-Public: 00763000051129
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: OH
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2021
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 07/20/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 02/03/2023
• Device Model Number: 8781
• Device Catalogue Number: 8781
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 05/03/2021
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/23/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/23/2021; 07/16/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/27/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/05/2021; 07/20/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 62 YR