FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
VELASHAPE
MDR report key: 5053496
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Received August 29, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- MW5055890
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 29, 2015
- Date of Event
- August 20, 2015
- Report Date
- August 29, 2015
- Manufacturer
- SYNERON
- Product Code
- NUV
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
I HAD VELASHAPE BY SYNERON PERFORMED FOR 1/2 HOUR ON THE BACK SIDES OF MY UPPER LEGS. OPERATOR SAID, DRINK LOTS OF WATER AFTERWARDS, TO REMOVE TOXINS. DRIVING HOME, MY STOMACH GOT QUEASY, AND GOT WORSE AS THE DAY PROGRESSED. NEXT DAY, I GOT A HEMORRHOID (NEVER BEFORE HAD THEM). NEXT FEW DAYS, I GOT SEVERAL HEMORRHOIDS. I AM THIN, ATHLETIC, 5'5", (B)(6) CAUC FEMALE, BP AVG 112/69, ALWAYS SOFT, THIN STOOLS. I DO NOT EAT OUT, AND HAVE A VERY LIMITED DIET, THE ONLY CHANGE BEING THE SEALED WATER BOTTLE GIVEN BY PRACTITIONER. THE OPERATOR SAID SYNERON SAID THIS IS NOT A POSSIBLE SYMPTOM. WELL, I KNOW IT IS WHAT CAUSED MY EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL SYMPTOMS. SO I AM NOW REPORTING IT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 573830 | VELASHAPE | VELASHAPE | NUV | SYNERON |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 YR |