FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VELASHAPE AND ULTRASHAPE

MDR report key: 4774378 · Received May 13, 2015

Report

Report Number
3004772125-2015-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 13, 2015
Date of Event
April 7, 2015
Report Date
May 12, 2015
Manufacturer
SYNERON MEDICAL LTD
Product Code
NUV
PMA / PMN Number
K071872
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON REVIEWING ALL AVAILABLE DATA AND INFORMATION AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE IS UNK DUE TO LACK OF TREATMENT INFORMATION AND EQUIPMENT INFORMATION. UPON ARRIVAL TESTING OF THE SYSTEM INVOLVED IS PENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2015 SYNERON QA WAS MADE AWARE OF A POSSIBLE ADVERSE EVENT THAT OCCURRED TO A PT OF LASER MD MEDSPA. PT REPORTEDLY SUSTAINED BURNS POST TREATMENT WITH ULTRASHAPE TREATMENT FOLLOWED BY VELASHAPE II TREATMENT ON THE ABDOMEN ON THE SAME DAY. PT (B)(6) IS A FEMALE CAUCASIAN PT TREATED ON THE ABDOMEN FOR CIRCUMFERENCE REDUCTION. ULTRASHAPE PROCEDURE HAD THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS: HORIZONTAL TREATMENT WAS USED WITH 8 ACTUAL FOCAL ZONES. PARKER ULTRASOUND GEL WAS USED ALONG WITH STRAPS, AND TRANSDUCER SURFACE APPEARED SMOOTH. VELASHAPE II TREATMENT PARAMETERS ARE UNK AT THIS TIME. POST TREATMENT, PT WAS GIVEN AQUAPHOR WITH NON-STICK GAUZES. PT EXPERIENCED MINOR REDNESS WITHOUT DISCOMFORT AROUND THE BELLY BUTTON AREA DURING ULTRASHAPE PROCEDURE. VELASHAPE II PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AFTER, AVOIDING THE BELL BUTTON AREA. FROM PHOTOS TAKEN 1 DAY POST TREATMENT, THE BURNS APPEAR TO BE LOW IN SEVERITY. THE CLINIC STATED THAT THE BURNS WERE FIRST DEGREE BURNS. HOWEVER THE SUBSEQUENT PHOTOS (RECEIVED ON 04/27/2015) SHOW BLISTERS MODERATE IN SEVERITY DURING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECOVERY PERIOD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
314164 VELASHAPE AND ULTRASHAPE NONE NUV SYNERON MEDICAL LTD FG71051US

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other