FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

MIAMI J COLLAR

MDR report key: 1689190 · Received May 7, 2010

Report

Report Number
2242474-2010-00001
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 7, 2010
Date of Event
February 12, 2010
Report Date
May 7, 2010
Manufacturer
OSSUR AMERICAS
Product Code
IQK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE BOTH INTERNALLY AND WITH ALL OF OUR PERTINENT SUPPLIERS FOR THE MIAMI J COLLAR. NEITHER OSSUR NOR ITS SUPPLIERS USES EITHER OF THOSE CHEMICAL FORMULATIONS IN THE PROCESSING/FABRICATION OF THE MIAMI J OR ITS COMPONENT PARTS. AS A RESULT, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE MIAMI J WAS EXPOSED TO EITHER OF THESE FORMULATIONS DURING OUR OR OUR SUPPLIERS' PROCESSING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER SURGERY, THE PT WORE OUR MIAMI J BRACE ON HIS NECK. AFTER REMOVING THE BRACE, THE DOCTOR NOTICED A THIN LINE OF HYPOPIGMENTATION. THE COLOR RETURNED TO THE PT'S SKIN, BUT THE DOCTOR MAILED A LETTER TO US NOTING THE EVENT AND ASKING FOR AN EVALUATION OF THE PRODUCT TO DETERMINE IF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES WERE IN THE PRODUCT: 4-TERT-BUTYLCATECHOL AND TRIGLYCIDYL ISOCYANURATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MIAMI J COLLAR IQK OSSUR AMERICAS MJ-400

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Other