FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
CLINAC 2500 - 24 MV (VARIAN)
MDR report key: 212331
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Received February 15, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- MW1015762
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 15, 1999
- Date of Event
- June 12, 1995
- Report Date
- February 14, 1999
- Manufacturer
- VARIAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Product Code
- IYE
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
AFTER CANCER TREATMENT WITH RADIATION, SYMPTOMS WHICH BEGAN 4-97 AND HAVE PROGRESSED MODE IT APPEAR BY 5-98 THAT RPTR REC'D RADIATION OVER THE ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF THEIR BODY, THAT IS FROM THEIR HEAD TO THEIR TOES. SINCE MARCH 98 RPTR HAS FELT BURNED ON THE ENTIRE BACK SIDE OF BODY. RADIATION ONCOLOGIST SAID THIS SENSATION WOULD BE PRESENT IF NERVES WERE DAMAGED BY RADIATION. TESTS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH RADIATION DAMAGE TO SKIN, BLOOD VESSELS, NERVES, EYES, TONGUE, COGNITIVE CHANGES, INCREASING FATIGUE. THESE CHANGES ARE OUTSIDE OF THE RADIATION FIELD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLINAC 2500 - 24 MV (VARIAN) | RADIATION ACCELERATOR | IYE | VARIAN ASSOCIATES, INC. | CLINAC2500 - 24 MV | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 YR | Disability |