FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HERBST APPLIANCE

MDR report key: 7282634 · Received February 20, 2018

Report

Report Number
3004158247-2018-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 20, 2018
Date of Event
March 23, 2017
Report Date
January 26, 2018
Manufacturer
SPECIALTY APPLIANCE WORKS, INC
Product Code
ECN
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2018, SPECIALTY APPLIANCES RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A PATIENT'S PARENT STATING THAT HER SON SWALLOWED A BROKEN PART FROM A HERBST APPLIANCE. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2017. ON (B)(6) 2017 THE PATIENT WAS SEEN IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. AN X-RAY SHOWED A METALLIC STRUCTURE OVERLYING THE UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMEN. ON (B)(6) 2017 THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A FEVER AND STOMACH CRAMPS. ON (B)(6) 2017 A SECOND X-RAY WAS TAKEN AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE METALLIC STRUCTURE PASSED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
126452 HERBST APPLIANCE HERBST APPLIANCE ECN SPECIALTY APPLIANCE WORKS, INC 6526811

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 13 YR Required Intervention