Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS SERIOUS UNSOLICITED DEVICE CASE FROM UNITED STATES WAS RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2014 FROM THE PATIENT. THIS CASE INVOLVES A MALE PATIENT OF UNKNOWN AGE WHO FELT A SHOCK AFTER AN UNKNOWN DURATION OF COMMENCING SMART RELIEF TENS THERAPY (ICY HOT SMART RELIEF TENS THERAPY STARTER KIT BACK). THE PATIENT HAD A SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL HISTORY OF HIP REPLACEMENT. NO RELEVANT PAST DRUGS, RELEVANT CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS OR CONCURRENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED. ON A DATE NOT SPECIFIED, THE PATIENT STARTED TO USE SMART RELIEF TENS THERAPY. THE PATIENT HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT WHICH CONTAINS METAL AND USES SMART RELIEF TENS THERAPY (DEVICE USE ERROR). AFTER AN UNKNOWN DURATION OF USE, ON A DATE NOT MENTIONED, HE HAS FELT A SHOCK WHEN REPOSITIONING THE PAD BEFORE. ACTION TAKEN: UNK. CORRECTIVE TREATMENT: NOT REPORTED. OUTCOME: UNK. THE CASE WAS ASSESSED AS SERIOUS DUE TO AN IMPORTANT MEDICAL EVENT OF "FELT A SHOCK".