FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

RADIESSE DERMAL FILLER

MDR report key: 2670750 · Received July 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
2135225-2012-00075
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 20, 2012
Date of Event
June 1, 2012
Report Date
July 18, 2012
Manufacturer
MERZ AESTHETICS, INC.
Product Code
LMH
PMA / PMN Number
P050052
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE NOT REVIEWED AS THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT'S ADVERSE EVENT WAS FORWARDED TO MERZ AESTHETICS, INC. BY (B)(4), MERZ PHARMACEUTICALS (B)(4). THE INITIAL COMPLAINT CAME FROM (B)(4), MERZ (B)(4). DR. (B)(6) INJECTED A FEMALE PT WITH ABOUT 0.3 CC RADIESSE ON (B)(6) 2012 INTO NASAL DORSUM. PER THE REC'D INFO, "THE PT SUFFERED A PREVIOUS RHINOPLASTY (SOME YRS AGO). THE RHINOPLASTY WAS NOT CARRIED OUT IN THE CLINIC OF DR. (B)(6), BUT THE PT WAS INJECTED IN NASAL DORSUM IN 4 OCCASIONS IN THE LAST (B)(6) IN THIS CLINIC". THE PT STATED THAT SHE HAD DOUBLE VISION AND SUFFERED VAGAL SYMPTOMS THAT REQUIRED TRANSFER TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS STABILIZED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS. THE PT WAS TREATED WITH ANTICOAGULANTS, CORTICOIDS AND EYE DROPS BECAUSE OF OBSERVED PARALYSIS OF ONE BRANCH OF THE TRIGEMINAL. THE PT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WILL RECEIVE F/U CARE THROUGH THE EXTERNAL SERVICES. THE PT'S RECOVERY STATUS WAS REQUESTED AND NOT REC'D TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RADIESSE DERMAL FILLER RADIESSE INJECTABLE IMPLANT LMH MERZ AESTHETICS, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization