FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

1.5T INTERA

MDR report key: 1278603 · Received December 29, 2008

Report

Report Number
1217116-2008-00092
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 29, 2008
Date of Event
December 1, 2008
Report Date
December 1, 2008
Manufacturer
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V.
Product Code
LNH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT HAD AN MR PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON HER. THE PT WAS SCANNED WITH THE 8 CHANNEL SENSE HEAD COIL WITH THE HEAD FIRST INTO THE MAGNET. THE PT WAS LARGE, AND THEREFORE HER SHOULDERS WERE AGAINST THE SIDES OF THE BORE. AFTER A FEW SCANS, THE PT COMPLAINED OF A HEATING SENSATION ON THE LEFT ARM. THE OPERATOR THEN PLACED A BLANKET BEHIND THE PT'S LEFT ARM TO ISOLATE IT FROM THE COIL AND RESUMED THE SCANNING. AFTER COMPLETING THE EXAMINATION, A SECOND DEGREE BURN WITH A .635 X 3.175 INCH BLISTER WAS NOTICED ON THE POSTERIOR LEFT UPPER ARM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 1.5T INTERA LNH (MAGNETIC RSONANCE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE) LNH PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V. 781195 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR Other