FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EBICE

MDR report key: 1960459 · Received January 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
2242816-2011-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 13, 2011
Report Date
December 16, 2010
Manufacturer
EBI, LLC
Product Code
ILO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CATALOG AND LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PACKAGE INSERT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER. "ADVERSE EFFECTS: WHEN CRYOTHERAPY IS SELECTED AS A TREATMENT MODALITY, CLOSE MONITORING OF THE PATIENTS RESPONSE TO CRYOTHERAPY TREATMENT IS CRITICAL." "LOCALIZED REACTION TO COLD: LOCALIZED REACTIONS TO COLD MAY INCLUDE CHILBLAIN, FROSTBITE, OR IMMERSION SYNDROME." "SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: 1.) INDIVIDUAL SENSITIVITY TO A CRYOTHERAPY APPLICATION VARIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE COLOR AND SENSITIVITY OF THE SKIN AT THE TREATMENT SITE. THE PATIENT SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED THAT IF THE SKIN APPEARS DISCOLORED OR FEELS NUMB, IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE THE COLD THERAPY TREATMENT AND NOTIFY YOUR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER." "WARNINGS: THE LICENSED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR EACH PATIENT."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PHYSICIAN ALLEGES PATIENT EXPERIENCED FROSTBITE WITH THE COLD THERAPY SYSTEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EBICE COLD THERAPY UNIT ILO EBI, LLC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other