FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALL-FLEX ARCING SPRING DIAPHRAGM

MDR report key: 171932 · Received June 10, 1998

Report

Report Number
2211100-1998-00024
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 10, 1998
Date of Event
March 6, 1998
Report Date
June 1, 1998
Manufacturer
R.W. JOHNSON PHARM. RESEARCH INSTITUTE/DIV OF ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.
Product Code
HDW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DIAPHRAGM NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDICAL CHRONOLOGY RECEIVED FROM J&J LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THIS 26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN HAD USED AN ALL-FLEX ARCHING SPRING DIAPHRAGM FOR A PERIOD OF 8-12 HOURS ON 05-MAR-96. THIS WAS THE SECOND USE OF THE DIAPHRAGM. SHE WAS SEEN IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON 06-MAR-96 WITH VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. TREATMENT INCLUDED IV FLUIDS (TOTAL OF 2500 CCS), KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE, PROMETHAZINE, HYDROCHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, ACETAMINOPHEN, CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM, CEFOXITIN, DOPAMINE, AND LORAZEPAM. SHE WAS ADMITTED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME, AND REMAINED IN ICU FOR FOUR DAYS. PT WAS DISCHARGED, DATE UNSPECIFIED. FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATION ON 26-MAR-98 WAS NORMAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALL-FLEX ARCING SPRING DIAPHRAGM DIAPHRAGM HDW R.W. JOHNSON PHARM. RESEARCH INSTITUTE/DIV OF ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 26 YR Hospitalization