FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COOLSCULPTING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 17596769 · Received August 22, 2023

Report

Report Number
3007215625-2023-13387
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 22, 2023
Date of Event
December 15, 2018
Report Date
November 27, 2023
Manufacturer
ALLERGAN (PLEASANTON)
Product Code
OOK
UDI-DI
00816417020001
PMA / PMN Number
K160259
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
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. 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 INCLUDED IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT FILES OF THE DEVICE BECAUSE IT IS A RISK THAT IS INHERENT TO THE USE 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, MID, AND LOWER ABDOMEN ON (B)(6) 2018 USING THE COOLADVANTAGE PLUS, COOLCURVE PLUS APPLICATOR WHO DEVELOPED PARADOXICAL HYPERPLASIA (PAH/PH) 5 MONTHS AFTER TREATMENT. ON (B)(6) 2019 THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PAH TO THE UPPER, MID, AND LOWER ABDOMEN. PAH WAS CONFIRMED IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE ABDOMEN. PAH WAS DESCRIBED AS VERY FIRM, NOTICEABLY LARGER THAN PREVIOUS PALPATION, AND SLIGHTLY TENDER.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ALLERGAN AESTHETICS RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FEMALE PATIENT TREATED WITH COOLSCULPTING TO THE BILATERAL UPPER, MID, AND LOWER ABDOMEN ON (B)(6) 2018 USING THE COOLADVANTAGE PLUS, COOLCURVE PLUS APPLICATOR WHO DEVELOPED PARADOXICAL HYPERPLASIA (PAH/PH) 5 MONTHS AFTER TREATMENT. ON (B)(6) 2019 THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PAH TO THE UPPER, MID, AND LOWER ABDOMEN. PAH WAS CONFIRMED IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE ABDOMEN. PAH WAS DESCRIBED AS VERY FIRM, NOTICEABLY LARGER THAN PREVIOUS PALPATION, AND SLIGHTLY TENDER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
45889 COOLSCULPTING SYSTEM DERMAL COOLING PACK/VACUUM/MASSAGER OOK ALLERGAN (PLEASANTON) NI 00816417020001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Female Required Intervention