FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TRUFREEZE
MDR report key: 4936025
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Received July 23, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- 3010140265-2015-00006
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 23, 2015
- Date of Event
- May 30, 2015
- Report Date
- July 22, 2015
- Manufacturer
- CSA MEDICAL
- Product Code
- GEH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K150920
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
MALE PATIENT RECEIVED SPRAY CRYOTHERAPY TREATMENT (SCT) ON (B)(6) 2015. THE NIGHT OF (B)(6) 2015 THE PATIENT DEVELOPED RUQ ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE NEXT DAY, (B)(6) 2015, THE PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE AND RADIATED TO HIS LOWER ABDOMEN, PROMPTING HIM TO GO TO THE ER. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 13 DAYS AND DURING THAT TIME BLOOD WORK SHOWED ELEVATED AMYLASE, LIPASE, AND A CT SCAN POSITIVE FOR ACUTE PANCREATITIS. PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE GALL STONES NOR A HISTORY OF ETHANOL ABUSE. FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS IDIOPATHIC PANCREATITIS. THE RELATIONSHIP OF SCT AND PANCREATITIS IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. HOWEVER, A POSSIBLE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE RULED OUT BECAUSE OF THE TEMPORAL ASSOCIATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478238 | TRUFREEZE | UNIT, CRYOSURGICAL, ACCESSORIES | GEH | CSA MEDICAL | CC3-01 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | Hospitalization| R |