FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ULTRAGUIDECTR

MDR report key: 22643139 · Received July 29, 2025

Report

Report Number
3013479847-2025-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2025
Date of Event
November 1, 2025
Report Date
July 22, 2025
Manufacturer
SONEX HEALTH
Product Code
LXH
UDI-DI
00860002094700
PMA / PMN Number
K192873
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DATE OF THE EVENT IN SECTION B3 OF THIS REPORT WAS SELECTED AS 11/01/2025 TO REFLECT THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2025. THE EXACT DATE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT REPORTED AND THEREFORE A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. NERVE INJURY IS REFERENCED IN THE ULTRAGUIDECTR INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AS A POSSIBLE COMPLICATION. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ACCORDING TO INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE OPERATING SURGEON, A CTR-US (CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE USING ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE) WAS PERFORMED IN (B)(6) 2024 FOR SEVERE CTS (CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME), INCLUDING PROXIMALLY RADIATING PAIN. THE PROCEDURE WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION. TWO WEEKS POST-OPERATIVELY, THE CTS SYMPTOMS HAD COMPLETELY RESOLVED. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT REPORTED NEW NUMBNESS IN THE 3RD WEBSPACE. THE NUMBNESS PERSISTED AND AN MRI IN (B)(6) 2025 DEMONSTRATED POST-OPERATIVE CHANGES BUT NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES. THE PATIENT EVENTUALLY DEVELOPED SOME IRRITATIVE SYMPTOMS (PARESTHESIAS) ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBNESS. AN EXPLORATION USING AN OPEN CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE APPROACH WAS PERFORMED IN (B)(6) 2025. FOCAL SWELLING (NOTED AS A "KNOT") WAS NOTED, POTENTIALLY INDICATIVE OF A NEUROMA IN CONTINUITY. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO CLEAR SIGN OF INJURY. THE PHYSICIAN EXCISED THE ENLARGED NERVE SEGMENT AND PERFORMED A CONNECTOR ASSISTED NERVE REPAIR. IN THE EARLY POST-OPERATIVE PERIOD, THE PATIENT'S PARESTHESIAS HAD ALREADY RESOLVED, THOUGH SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE NUMBNESS IN THE THIRD INTERSPACE. THE PHYSICIAN PLANS TO FOLLOW THE PATIENT AND ANTICIPATES SOME RECOVERY OF SENSATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1411853 ULTRAGUIDECTR CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE SYSTEM LXH SONEX HEALTH 600112-001 00860002094700

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Female Required Intervention