FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
NAVAGE NASAL CLEANER
MDR report key: 20000341
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Received August 16, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- MW5158583
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 16, 2024
- Date of Event
- March 6, 2003
- Report Date
- August 15, 2024
- Manufacturer
- RHINOSYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- KMA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
- Health Professional
- *
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
ON (B)(6) 2023, I USED THE NAVAGE NASAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND WITHIN 2 HOURS DEVELOPED RIGHT-SIDED BELL'S PALSY. I HAD USED THE SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY WITH NO ADVERSE EFFECTS, BUT ON THIS DAY, THE WATER WAS NOT AS WARM AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I BELIEVE THAT AS THE COOLER WATER IRRIGATED MY NASAL PASSAGES IT AFFECTED MY FACIAL NERVE WHICH CAUSED THE BELL'S PALSY. NOT KNOWING IF THIS WAS BELL'S PALSY OR A STROKE, I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS WORKED UP FOR STROKE. THIS RESULTED IN A 23 HOUR STAY AND LARGE HOSPITAL BILL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2396890 | NAVAGE NASAL CLEANER | IRRIGATOR, POWERED NASAL | KMA | RHINOSYSTEMS, INC. | 5DG-2 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 YR | Male | Hospitalization | ASPIRIN 81 MG| FLONASE| ROSUVASTATIN 5 MG| VITAMIN D 5000 UNITS| ZYRTEC 10 MG |