FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MRI

MDR report key: 4222404 · Received October 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
MW5038904
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 30, 2014
Date of Event
October 14, 2014
Report Date
October 30, 2014
Manufacturer
UNK
Product Code
LNH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I WAS BASICALLY BURNT ON THE INSIDE FROM HAVING MRI AT THE (B)(6)! THIS WAS DUE TO A OLD SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR AND LEADS THAT WERE IMPLANTED BACK IN 2003. AN X-RAY WAS DONE PRIOR TO THE MRI AND WAS NOTED THAT LEADS/WIRES WERE PRESENT IN LOWER BACK AREA LEADING UP THE SPINE. BUT I WAS UNAWARE THAT THESE WERE EVEN STILL IN MY BODY UNTIL ALL THIS HAPPENED! I'M STILL SEEING DOCTORS CONCERNING THESE INJURIES AND AM STILL UNSURE JUST HOW SEVERE THEY ARE! BUT PEOPLE LIKE ME SHOULD BE WARNED AND ALSO PROTECTED FROM THINGS LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENING! MY BACK PROBLEMS ARE A HUGE PART OF MY MEDICAL RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO THEM AND MANY WRITTEN BY THEM, FOR MANY YEARS NOW. NO REAL EXCUSE FOR THIS HAPPENING!. X-RAY AND CT WERE DONE AS FOLLOW UP AND BOTH MENTION THE LEADS NOW APPEAR TO BE IN PIECES LOCATED THROUGHOUT MY SPINAL CARD AREA AND THE METAL PADDLE THAT WAS ONCE AGAINST MY SPINAL CORD IS NOW BEEN PULLED LOOSE AND COULD CONTINUE TO MIGRATE CAUSING MORE SERIOUS SPINAL CORD INJURIES ETC. IT APPEARS TO HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANT TISSUE DAMAGE CAUSING MUCH PAIN THROUGH MY SPINE FROM NECK TO BUTT BONE! ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING DAILY BAD HEADACHES, MAINLY WHEN LYING DOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
696742 MRI MRI LNH UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Other| R| S