FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ULTRASOUND

MDR report key: 91237 · Received May 15, 1997

Report

Report Number
MW1011318
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 15, 1997
Date of Event
September 2, 1993
Report Date
May 9, 1997
Manufacturer
UNK
Product Code
LXE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON SEPT. 2. 1993 AN ULTRASOUND WAS ROUTINELY PERFORMED ON PT. WHO WAS 20 WKS PREGNANT. DURING THE ULTRASOUND THE TECH ZOOMED IN ON THE EYE. THE BABY LATER WENT BLIND IN ONE EYE DUE TO RUPTURE OF A SMALL BLOOD VESSELL IN THE EYE. THE TIME OF THE RUPTURE OF THE SMALL BLOOD VESSELL WAS SET AT ABOUT MIDWAY DURING THE PREGNANCY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ULTRASOUND FETAL ULTRASOUND LXE UNK * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Disability