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)
- Company
- Medtronic Neuromodulation
- Recall Initiated
- August 3, 2007
- Posted
- February 9, 2008
- Terminated
- December 27, 2011
- Recall Number
- Z-0953-2008
- Quantity
- 81,023 total for recalls Z-0950-0957-2008
- Firm Location
- Minneapolis, MN
Reason for Recall
Pump Motor Stall; pumps can stall due to gear shaft wear.
Distribution
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.
Lot / Code Info
See codes for all models in associated Recall Z-0950-2008
Root Cause
Device Design
Action Taken
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.