FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ARTHREX
MDR report key: 1002045
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Received February 21, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- MW5005625
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 21, 2008
- Date of Event
- June 1, 2007
- Report Date
- October 29, 2007
- Manufacturer
- ARTHREX, INC
- Product Code
- HRX
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: LEFT KNEE DIAGNOSTIC ARTHROSCOPY, CHONDROPLASTY OF PATELLA, FEMORAL TROCHLEAR GROOVE, MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE, LATERAL TIBIAL PLATEAU. DIFFUSE SYNOVECTOMY, OPEN EXCISION OF SUPERIOR PREPATELLAR BURSITIS, MINI-OPEN LATERAL RETINACULAR RELEASE. DURING THE MID PORTION OF THE SURGERY - THE SURGEON NOTED THAT ARTHROSCOPY PUMP WAS PUMPING VERY FAST AND WAS VERY AUDIBLE. THERE WAS NO SHAVING SUCTION BEING PERFORMED OR FLUID COMING OUT OF THE PORTALS. IT WAS THEN NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FAIRLY QUICK SUDDEN FLUID EXTRAVASATION INTO THE THIGH REGION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARTHREX | CONTINUOUS WAVE III ARTHROSCOPY PUMP | HRX | ARTHREX, INC | AR 6475 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 YR | Hospitalization |