FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

CONTOUR THREADS

MDR report key: 978052 · Received January 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
2522801-2008-00001
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 7, 2008
Report Date
January 7, 2008
Manufacturer
SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORP. (DBA ANGIOTECH)
Product Code
GAW
PMA / PMN Number
K050548
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PT REPORTING PROBLEM WOULD NOT SUPPLY HER PHYSICIAN'S NAME TO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORP (DBA ANGIOTECH) THEREFORE, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO VERIFY THE TRAINING OF THE PHYSICIAN OR CHECK THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE PRODUCT USED ON THIS PT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN PLACED 4 CONTOUR THREADS ON EACH SIDE OF HER FACE AND SHE LOOKS WORSE NOW THAN THEN WHEN SHE WENT IN FOR THE CONTOUR THREAD LIFT. PT STATED " I HAVE DIMPLES AS THEY CALL THEM; I CALL THEM SUNKEN PLACES ON BOTH SIDES OF MY FACE. I NEVER HAD THOSE BEFORE ON MY FACE. MY MOUTH HAS THE SAME WRINKLES I HAD BEFORE, I WENT IN, IF NOT WORSE." PT REQUIRED MULTIPLES SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS TO RELIEVE CHRONIC NERVE PAIN. PT HAD INFECTION WHICH REQUIRED TREATMENT WITH ANTIBIOTICS. PT HAD GORTEX REMOVED WHICH WAS CAUSING NERVE PAIN. GORTEX WAS USED INCONJUNCTION WITH CT PROCEDURE. PT WOULD NOT SUPPLY THE NAME OF THE PHYSICIAN THAT DID THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CONTOUR THREADS CONTOUR THREADS GAW SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORP. (DBA ANGIOTECH) UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention