FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COOLSCULPTING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 17568565 · Received August 17, 2023

Report

Report Number
3007215625-2023-13088
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 17, 2023
Date of Event
June 18, 2016
Report Date
November 22, 2023
Manufacturer
ALLERGAN (PLEASANTON)
Product Code
OOK
UDI-DI
00816417020001
PMA / PMN Number
K160259
Removal / Correction Number
Z-1346-2022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS IS A HISTORICAL RECORD AND REFLECTS REPORTS THAT WERE RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY PRIOR TO APRIL 2021. THIS MDR IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PARALLEL PLATE APPLICATOR, THESE APPLICATORS WERE DISCONTINUED AND RECALLED IN 2022. ACCORDING TO THE COOLSCULPTING USER MANUAL, UNDER RARE ADVERSE EVENTS, PARADOXICAL ADIPOSE HYPERPLASIA (PH / PAH) IS CHARACTERIZED BY A VISIBLY ENLARGED TISSUE VOLUME WITHIN THE TREATMENT AREA, WHICH MAY DEVELOP TWO TO FIVE MONTHS AFTER TREATMENT. SURGICAL INTERVENTION MAY BE REQUIRED. PAH IS NOT RELATED TO ANY COOLSCULPTING DEVICE FAILURE MODE BUT IT IS OBSERVED MORE FREQUENTLY WITH THE PARALLEL PLATE APPLICATORS. PAH IS INCLUDED IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT FILES OF THE DEVICE AS AN INHERENT RISK TO THE USE OF CRYOLIPOLYSIS FOR LOCALIZED FAT REDUCTION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

CORRECTED DATA D1 - BRAND NAME

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ALLERGAN AESTHETICS RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FEMALE PATIENT TREATED WITH COOLSCULPTING TO THE BILATERAL UPPER ABDOMEN ON (B)(6) 2016 USING THE COOLMAX APPLICATOR WHO DEVELOPED PARADOXICAL HYPERPLASIA (PAH / PH) ON (B)(6) 2016. ON (B)(6) 2016 A PHYSICIAN AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF PAH. PAH WAS DESCRIBED AS MORE FIBROUS THAN SURROUNDING TISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ALLERGAN AESTHETICS RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FEMALE PATIENT TREATED WITH COOLSCULPTING TO THE BILATERAL UPPER ABDOMEN ON (B)(6)2016 USING THE COOLMAX APPLICATOR WHO DEVELOPED PARADOXICAL HYPERPLASIA (PAH/PH) ON (B)(6)2016. ON (B)(6)2016 A PHYSICIAN AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF PAH. PAH WAS DESCRIBED AS MORE FIBROUS THAN SURROUNDING TISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1707289 COOLSCULPTING SYSTEM DERMAL COOLING PACK/VACUUM/MASSAGER OOK ALLERGAN (PLEASANTON) NI 00816417020001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 42 YR Female Required Intervention (B)(6).