Medtronic SynchroMed EL Programmable pumps — Class I medical device recall Z-1580-2013
Terminated recall by Medtronic Neuromodulation, reported 2013-07-03. Medtronic Neuromodulation is providing Healthcare Providers with safety information and patient management rec
| Recall number | Z-1580-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class I |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Medtronic Neuromodulation, Minneapolis, MN, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-06-03 |
| Classified | 2013-06-25 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-07-03 |
| Terminated | 2015-11-16 |
| Quantity | 261,109 devices |
| Reason classes | device malfunction |
| Model numbers | 8626, 8626L, 8627, 8627L |
Product
Medtronic SynchroMed EL Programmable pumps, Models 8626, 8626L, 8627, 8627L, (The SynchroMed EL Pumps are supplied in 10 ml or 18 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 drug is stored in the pump reservoir. Per a programmed prescription, the drug moves from the pump reservoir, through the pump tubing, catheter port, and catheter, to the infusion site. The SynchroMed II Programmable Pump is indicated when patient therapy requires the chronic infusion of the following drugs or fluids:
Reason for recall
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
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