FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

DISPERSIVE ELECTRODE (TIN/KATECHO)

MDR report key: 1215651 · Received October 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
1056436-2008-00051
Event Type
Other
Date Received
October 8, 2008
Date of Event
August 21, 2008
Report Date
October 8, 2008
Manufacturer
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Product Code
ODR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, AWAITING DEVICE RECORD REVIEW FROM OEM DISTRIBUTOR OF PADS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT HAVING RF ABLATION OF TUMOR FOR PAIN CONTROL TO LEFT POSTERIOR HIP. DISPERSIVE PADS PLACED BILATERALLY ON POSTERIOR THIGHS, WITH PT LYING PRONE. WHEN THE PROCEDURE WAS ALMOST COMPLETE, STAFF NOTICED THAT THE LEFT DISPERSIVE PAD WAS VERY WARM AND THE PROCEDURE WAS STOPPED AND THE DISPERSIVE PAD REMOVED. A BURN WAS APPARENT AND PLASTIC SURGERY CONSULT WAS IMMEDIATELY OBTAINED. THE PT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT POSTERIOR THIGH IN THE SHAPE OF THE DISPERSIVE PAD. FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE FOR THE PT TO RETURN FOR EVALUATION BY THE DOCTORS. USER FACILITY REPORTED ON GENERATOR 1500X, A021370, HOWEVER, THE PT RECEIVED A PAD BURN SO THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE DISPERSIVE PAD 700-102623, Y040805-5.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DISPERSIVE ELECTRODE (TIN/KATECHO) DISPERSIVE ELECTRODE ODR ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. NA Y040805-5

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Other