FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

JACE TRI-STIM

MDR report key: 80369 · Received March 27, 1997

Report

Report Number
80369
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 27, 1997
Date of Event
May 29, 1996
Report Date
October 15, 1996
Manufacturer
THERALABS, INC.
Product Code
IPF
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT WAS BEING SEEN FOR INITIAL EVAL. TWO ELECTRODES (CHANNEL 1) WERE PLACED ON HAMSTRING, AND TWO ELECTRODES (CHANNEL 2) WERE PLACED ON QUADS. STIMULATOR WAS TURNED ON AND INTENSITY WAS INCREASED TO 32MA ON CHANNEL 1, AND TO 60MA ON CHANNEL 2. SUDDENLY, THE STIMULATOR BEGAN TO OPERATE; CHANNEL 1 CAME ON AND THEN AS CHANNEL 2 CAME ON, PT YELLED "OUCH" AND EXPERIENCED A STRONG QUAD CONTRACTION WHICH WAS ALSO OBSERVED. (PREVIOUSLY, THE PT COULD NOT PERCEIVE ANY SENSATION ON CHANNEL 2). THE STIMULATOR WAS THEN SHUT OFF AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE, AND RETURNED TO THE MFR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 JACE TRI-STIM TRI-STIM IPF THERALABS, INC. THERALAB 16173 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR Other