FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ARTIC SUN TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MDR report key: 518449
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Received March 12, 2004
Report
- Report Number
- MW1031550
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 12, 2004
- Date of Event
- February 13, 2004
- Report Date
- March 11, 2004
- Manufacturer
- MEDIVANCE, INC.
- Product Code
- DWJ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- IA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT INJURED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, ADMITTED 2004, AND COOLING SYSTEM APPLIED THE NEXT DAY. MACHINE SENSES THE BODY TEMPERATURE VIA A RECTAL THERMOMETER, GOALS ARE DIALED IN AND THE MACHINE ADJUSTS THE WATER FLOW ACCORDINGLY. PADS CHANGED IN EVENING THIRTEEN DAYS LATER BECAUSE OF LOW WATER PRESSURE ALARM. THREE PADS REAPPLIED FOR APPROX 30% COVERAGE. NO FURTHER ALARMS, AND SKIN WAS INTACT, SLIGHTLY RED AND COOL TO TOUCH AS EXPECTED. THE NEXT MORNING SKIN ASSESSED AND NOTED THAT AREA UNDER PADS ON THIGHS WERE DEEP PURPLE IN COLOR AND REDDENED AROUND EDGES. SPOT ALSO NOTED ON RIGHT SCAPULA. SKIN COOL TO TOUCH. SYSTEM REMOVED, PT TREATED AND NOTIFIED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARTIC SUN TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | COOLING SYSTEM | DWJ | MEDIVANCE, INC. | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 YR |