FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
THERMOGRAM
MDR report key: 3084769
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Received April 25, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- MW5029937
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 25, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 8, 2013
- Report Date
- April 25, 2013
- Product Code
- LHQ
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE REPORTER IS A (B)(6), WHO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER (GRADE 3 DCSI) AND HAD A LUMPECTOMY. SHE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CANCER A MONTH AGO AFTER HAVING MAMMOGRAM. THE LAST TIME SHE HAD A MAMMOGRAM WAS IN 2002 BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN DOING HER YEARLY BREAST SCREENING IMAGING VIA THERMOGRAM. SHE IS APPEALING TO FDA NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A THERMOGRAM AS THE BEST WAY FOR BREAST EXAM AS IT DOES NOT REVEAL PRE CANCEROUS TISSUE. MAMMOGRAM IS FAR BETTER THAN THERMOGRAM. MAMMOGRAM DETECTS PRECANCEROUS TISSUE FASTER THAN THERMOGRAM. FDA PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS DEVICE AS A SCREENING MECHANISM FOR WOMEN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179718 | THERMOGRAM | LHQ |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR | Required Intervention |