FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NICOLET

MDR report key: 66317 · Received September 24, 1996

Report

Report Number
66317
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 24, 1996
Date of Event
September 17, 1996
Report Date
September 24, 1996
Manufacturer
NICOLET
Product Code
GXZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS STATUS SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY WITH FUSION AND STABILIZATION. AFTER BEING ANESTHETISIZED, APPLICATION OF SUBDERMAL ELECTRODES WAS IN PROCESS BY NEURODIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIAN. THE NEEDLE ELECTRODE WAS INSERTED, COILED AND TAPED TO BE SECURED TO PT'S RIGHT WRIST WHEN IT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WIRE. THE NEUROSURGEON, WITH THE USE OF THE "C" ARM REMOVED THE NEEDLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NICOLET SUBDERMAL NEEDLE ELECTRODE GXZ NICOLET 019-738100 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention