FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OMNI-TRAK 3100 MONITOR

MDR report key: 107438 · Received July 17, 1997

Report

Report Number
1051786-1997-00006
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 17, 1997
Date of Event
June 12, 1997
Report Date
July 13, 1997
Manufacturer
INVIVO RESEARCH, INC.
Product Code
DRT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FOLLOWING A SERIES OF MRI CHEST SCANS OF AN ADULT MALE PATIENT WHICH LASTED APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES, 3 SKIN BLISTERS WERE OBSERVED ON THE PATIENT'S BACK WHERE THE ECG ELECTRODES WERE PLACED. THE PT WAS CONSCIOUS DURING THE SCANS, BUT DID NOT REPORT ANY HEATING SENSATION.. AT THE END OF THE SCANS, THE PT REPORTED FEELING DISCOMFORT ON HIS BACK, AND THE SKIN IN THE AREA OF THE ELECTRODES WAS REDDENED. THE PT WAS POSITIONED IN THE MRI BORE FEET FIRST, WITH THE PT CABLE EXITING THE CENTER OF THE MRI BORE ALONG SIDE THE PT'S HEAD. THE PT'S SKIN BLISTERS WERE CONSIDERED MINOR, AND TREATED WITH SILVADENE SKIN CREAM. THE PT WAS REFERRED TO HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN FOR FOLLOW-UP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OMNI-TRAK 3100 MONITOR PATIENT VITAL SIGNS MONITOR DRT INVIVO RESEARCH, INC. 3100 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Required Intervention G.E. MEDICAL SIGNA 1.5 TELSA MIR SYSTEM, 3M RED| DOT TYPE 2246 ECG ELECTRODES