FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SILASTIC (R) CARPAL LUNATE IMPLANT

MDR report key: 92480 · Received May 20, 1997

Report

Report Number
1816403-1997-00532
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 20, 1997
Report Date
April 23, 1997
Manufacturer
DOW CORNING CORP.
Product Code
KWN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ATTORNEY ALLEGES PLAINTIFF SUFFERS THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: DETERIORATION OF THE WRIST, HAND AND ARM; SEVERE PAIN, DISCOLORATION, SWELLING, DISTORTION; REDUCED WRIST, HAND AND ARM MOBILITY; CHRONIC AND CONTINOUS PAIN THROUGHOUT THE AREA CAUSING CHRONIC FATIGUE AND DEPRESSION; UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE SURGERY AND TREATMENT. ATTORNEY ALSO ALLEGES PLAINTIFF SUFFERS FROM EMOTIONAL NERVOUS UPSET OCCASIONED BY HIS INJURIES AND DISABILITIES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SILASTIC (R) CARPAL LUNATE IMPLANT Implant CARPAL LUNATE IMPLANT KWN DOW CORNING CORP. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other