FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

SIGNA MR

MDR report key: 2011698 · Received March 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
2183553-2011-00009
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 1, 2011
Date of Event
December 29, 2010
Report Date
March 1, 2011
Manufacturer
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC.
Product Code
LNH
PMA / PMN Number
K041476
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PT WARMING OR BURN DURING A MR SCAN OF THE BRAIN AND HAND. THE PT WAS POSITIONED HEAD FIRST IN THE SCANNER. THE PT WAS SEDATED DURING THE SCAN, AND WAS PADDED PER THE TECH WHO PERFORMED THE SCANNING. THE PT REPORTEDLY RECEIVED A BLISTER ON THE ELBOW THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL INTERVENTION. DETAILS OF THE INJURY, SUCH AS LOCATION, DEGREE OF INJURY, ETC., ARE UNK AT THIS TIME. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 2

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PT WARMING OR BURN DURING A MR SCAN OF THE BRAIN AND HAND. THE PT WAS POSITIONED HEAD FIRST IN THE SCANNER. THE PT WAS SEDATED DURING THE SCAN, AND WAS PADDED PER THE TECH WHO PERFORMED THE SCANNING. THE PT REPORTEDLY RECEIVED A BLISTER ON THE ELBOW THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL INTERVENTION. DETAILS OF THE INJURY, SUCH AS LOCATION, DEGREE OF INJURY, ETC., ARE UNK AT THIS TIME. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SIGNA MR NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYS LNH GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC. 5110607

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Other
2 60 YR Other