FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SST (500 LBS) W/GIMBALS & SHEARGUARD GE PADS W/MODULAR CART
MDR report key: 3266564
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Received February 22, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2921578-2013-00004
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 29, 2010
- Report Date
- December 28, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MIZUHO OSI
- Product Code
- JEA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT COMPLAINANT, UNABLE TO CONFIRM DEVICE USED, CONDITION OF DEVICE, HOSPITAL WHERE INCIDENT OCCURRED. CLOSED DUE TO NO RESPONSE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING THE USE OF THE SPINAL TABLE, THE PT WAS TO HAVE FUSION ON T10 TO L5 ON THE SPINAL TABLE WITH FOAM FACE MASK FOR PRONE POSITION SURGERY. THE PT SUSTAINED SEVERE DEEP PRESSURE ULCERS TO THE CHIN REQUIRING PLASTIC SURGERY TO DEBRIDE ESCHAR, LEAVING LARGE 3CM PERMANENT SCARRING AND NUMBNESS OF THE CHIN AND FACE. THE PRESSURE ULCER WAS SO EXTENSIVE, IT TOOK 4 MONTHS TO HEAL DESPITE OTHERWISE GOOD HEALING. HE ALSO SUFFERED SEVERE PERMANENT ULNAR NEUROPATHY WITH COMPLETE NUMBNESS AND ALMOST COMPLETE PARALYSIS OF BILATERAL ULNAR DISTRIBUTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79439 | SST (500 LBS) W/GIMBALS & SHEARGUARD GE PADS W/MODULAR CART | TABLE, SURGICAL WITH ORTHOPEDIC ACCESSORIES, AC-POWERED | JEA | MIZUHO OSI | 5943 | 5943 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |