FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

RITA - RFA - RITA GROUNDING PADS

MDR report key: 752851 · Received July 7, 2005

Report

Report Number
MW1035996
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 7, 2005
Date of Event
June 21, 2005
Report Date
June 28, 2005
Manufacturer
RITA STARBURST ELECTROGICAL DEVICE
Product Code
GEI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

GROUNDING PADS ON ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR THIGHS BILATERALLY (LENGTH APPROX. 12 INCHES X 6 INCHES) - LEFT POSTERIOR THIGH WITH 1ST DEGREE BURNS, LEFT LATERAL THIGH WITH 1 INCH AREA OF 2ND DEGREE BURNS, MEDIAL ASPECT WITH 2" AREA OF 2ND DEGREE BURN, REST OF ANTERIOR THIGH WITH 1ST DEGREE BURN. RIGHT THIGH ANTERIORLY WITH 5 INCH AREA OF 2ND DEGREE BURN CLOSE TO MEDIAL ASPECT OF THIGH, 1ST DEGREE BURN TO REST OF ANTERIOR THIGH WHERE GROUNDING PAD WAS PLACED. PROCEDURE WAS ABLATION- APPROX. 76 MINUTES- GROUNDING PADS WERE ORIGINALLY PLACED ON ANTERIOR THIGHS BILATERALLY, PATIENT IN PRONE POSITION. PADS WERE MOVED DURING CASE TO POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THIGHS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RITA - RFA - RITA GROUNDING PADS RADIO FREQ ABLATIONS GEI RITA STARBURST ELECTROGICAL DEVICE * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 77 YR Other