FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PHILIPS 1.5T INTERA

MDR report key: 1851596 · Received September 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
1851596
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 23, 2010
Date of Event
September 12, 2010
Report Date
September 20, 2010
Manufacturer
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA INC.
Product Code
LNH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MALE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF OPEN SORES ON INNER THIGHS STATUS POST AN ABDOMINAL PELVIS MRI. PATIENT WAS SENT TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT 5 DAYS AFTER THE MRI. PATIENT WAS NOTED TO HAVE A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON INNER THIGHS BY THE PHYSICIAN. THE NURSE'S DOCUMENTATION DESCRIBED AN OPEN BLISTER WOUND WITH ESCHAR, FIBROUS TISSUE AND NON-GRANULATING PINK TISSUE MEASURING 2.9 X 1.5 X 0.1 CM.WITHIN THE SAME WEEK, A FEMALE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF FEELING A BURNING PAINFUL SENSATION DURING THE MRI SCAN OF HER LEFT HIP/THIGH. THREE SEQUENCES WHERE COMPLETED WHEN THE PATIENT COMPLAINED AND THE SCAN WAS DISCONTINUED. THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED BY THE RADIOLOGIST AND NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT WAS NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PHILIPS 1.5T INTERA MRI LNH PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA INC. INTERA MASTERS *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 87 YR Hospitalization| R NO OTHER THERAPIES
2 25 YR