FDA Adverse Event
Other
Summary report: N
RITA - RFA - RITA GROUNDING PADS
MDR report key: 752851
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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 |