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FDA Alert for Medtronic Pain Pumps

By Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide Wednesday, February 23, 2011
In the past few days, you may have heard that the FDA issued a Class I Recall of Medtronic SynchroMed II, SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump and Refill Kits.  Although Class I is the most serious level of recall, used for a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use o...
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Thank you so much for your insight on this issue.  I have one of the pumps "recalled" and found about this ONLY from Chronic Pain, not my doctor, which is upsetting.  Sometimes I don't know what I would do without Chronic Pain.

Anonymous
painman
3/ 3/11 3:02pm

I also have a recalled pain pump.

My pump doctor did NOT know what I was talking about.Frown

Thanks To Health Central now I know whats going on with my pain pump.

THANK YOU and KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ARE ALL DOING.

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By Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide— Last Modified: 03/03/11, First Published: 02/23/11