FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

UNKNOWN TEDS

MDR report key: 1914055 · Received November 24, 2010

Report

Report Number
1017072-2010-00034
Event Type
Other
Date Received
November 24, 2010
Date of Event
December 7, 2010
Report Date
November 15, 2010
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN
Product Code
DWL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. UPON COMPLETION, THE RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO COVIDIEN ON (B)(6) 2010 THAT A CUSTOMER HAS AN ISSUE WITH A TED STOCKING. THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT THE PT HAD LUMBAR DECOMPRESSION AND LUMBAR FUSION ON (B)(6) 2009. THE PT SUSTAINED BILATERAL HEEL PRESSURE SORES STAGE 2. RIGHT 10.5 CM X 7 CM. LEFT 8.5 CM X 9.5 CM. PHYSICIAN OPENED BLISTERS AND TREATED WITH ADAPTIC. PT EVENTUALLY NEEDED PLASTIC SURGERY TO CLOSE HEEL WOUNDS. AT 6 MONTHS, THE RIGHT HEEL WAS HEALED, LEFT HEEL STILL OPEN. AT 9 MONTHS, NO MENTION OF EITHER HEEL WOUND.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN TEDS TED STOCKING DWL COVIDIEN UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other