FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
FUELMEFOOT COPPER COMPRESSION SOCK
MDR report key: 12136148
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Received July 8, 2021
Report
- Report Number
- MW5102347
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 8, 2021
- Date of Event
- May 1, 2020
- Report Date
- July 1, 2021
- Manufacturer
- UNK
- Product Code
- DWL
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WAS WEARING A COMPRESSION SOCK CONTAINING COPPER. HE IS DIABETIC AND HAS NEUROPATHY WHICH STARTS JUST BELOW HIS KNEE, SO HE DOES NOT HAVE GOOD SENSATION OF THE SKIN JUST BELOW THE KNEE ALL THE WAY TO HIS TOES. HE WAS SITTING IN THE SUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. LATER ON HE NOTICED BLISTERING OF THE RIGHT LEG WHEN HE REMOVED THE SOCK. HE ULTIMATELY HAD THIRD DEGREE BURNS AND REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT WITH MANY VISITS TO A WOUND CLINIC. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1035950 | FUELMEFOOT COPPER COMPRESSION SOCK | STOCKING, MEDICAL SUPPORT (TO PREVENT POOLING OF BLOOD IN LEGS) | DWL | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR | Other| R |