Terminated

Medtronic SynchroMed EL Programmable Pumps, Model 8626L-18, Medtronic, Inc., 710 Medtronic Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 USA. (The implantable Medtronic SynchroMed EL Programmable Pump is part of the SynchroMed EL Infusion System designed to contain and administer parenteral drugs to a specific site)

FDA Recall Z-0953-2008 · Posted 2008-02-09

Recalling FirmMedtronic Neuromodulation

Recall StatusTerminated

Product CodeLKK

Date Initiated2007-08-03

Date Terminated2011-12-27

Product Quantity81,023 total for recalls Z-0950-0957-2008

Reason for Recall

Pump Motor Stall; pumps can stall due to gear shaft wear.

Firm Action

Begining August 3, 2007, consignees were notified by letter. The letter "Medtronic Urgent: Medical Device Correction Aug 2007" described the problem and the Affected Devices as well as Patient Risk, Patient Management Recommendations, Next Steps and Physician and Patient Support.

Root Cause

Device Design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide-USA including states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, DS, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY, and countries of HONG KONG, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, BELGIUM, CROATIA, AUSTRIA, CYPRUS, The CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAN, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, JORDAN, KWAIT, LEBANON, MALTA, The NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SAN MARINO, SAUDI ARABIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, The UNITED KINGDOM, CHILE, VENEZUELA, BRAZIL, and MEXICO.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.