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Below are alerts issued through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the Synchromed Programmable Pump.

Implantable drug pumps manufactured by Medtronic – SynchroMed EL models 8626 and 8627 and SynchroMed II model 8637

Device:
Implantable drug pumps manufactured by Medtronic – SynchroMed EL models 8626 and 8627 and SynchroMed II model 8637.


Problem:
Risk of delays in the resumption of drug infusion and in the logging of motor stall events following MRI scanning.

Action by:
All MRI radiologists, radiographers and technicians responsible for carrying out MRI scans. All clinicians involved in managing patients implanted with SynchroMed drug pumps.


Action:
Ensure that departmental procedures are in place for the scanning of patients with Medtronic SynchroMed implantable drug pumps. Where prior consultation with pump management staff has not been possible, consider:

* alternative imaging techniques if appropriate
* more regular observations of the patient until confirmation that the pump has restarted.

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•  MDA_2008_087.pdf (1.46MB)
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