Reported Jul 3, 2013 · Terminated

Medtronic SynchroMed II, Model 8637, (The SynchroMed II Pump is supplied in 20 ml or 40 ml reservoir size.) Sterilized…

Medtronic Neuromodulation

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Medtronic Neuromodulation · 7000 Central Ave NE · Minneapolis, MN · 55432-3568

Is this the product you have?

  • Medtronic SynchroMed II, Model 8637, (The SynchroMed II Pump is supplied in 20 ml or 40 ml reservoir size.) Sterilized using ethylene oxide
  • Product UsageThe 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, and catheter accessories. The SynchroMed II Programmable Pump is indicated when patient therapy requires the chronic infusion
  • of the following drugs or fluidsChronic intraspinal (epidural and intrathecal) infusion of preservative-free morphine sulfate sterile solution in the treatment of chronic intractable pain, Chronic intrathecal infusion of preservative-free ziconotide sterile solution for the management of severe chronic pain, Chronic intrathecal infusion of Lioresal Intrathecal (baclofen Injection ) in the management of serve spasticity, Chronic Intravascular Infusion of Floxuridine (FUDR) or methotrexate for the treatment of primary or metastatic cancer
Lot codes and dates
  • all SynchroMed II pumps
Amount recalled
261,109 total devices estimated implanted Worldwide

This recall covers 8 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 7 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Medtronic is providing Healthcare Professionals with important safety information and patient management recommendations regarding the unintended delivery of drug during the priming bolus function for the SynchroMed implantable infusion pump. The unintended delivery of drug can contribute to patient overdose or underdose symptoms which may be clinically relevant.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated May 14, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:34 PM UTC

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