InjuryMOS
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Received May 30, 2008 · Event occurred Apr 22, 2008
Report MW5007096 · MDR key 1055492
Device
Generic name
Rf Coil
Model number
TORSO XLProduct problems
- Use of Device Problem
Patient
45 YR
- Burn, Thermal
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
DURING THE PROCESS OF AN MRI, PATIENT WAS POSITIONED HEAD FIRST WITH CABLES ON PT'S RIGHT. PADS WERE USED TO SEPARATE THE CABLES AND KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE PT. THE BURN WAS PROXIMAL ANTERIOR FEMUR AT THE CIRCULAR AREAS WITH THE CABLES ENTER THE COIL. THE DEVICE USED WAS A RF. COIL MODEL TORSO XL 4535.671.41882, 000263. PATIENT HAD ON SCRUBS, LEGS WERE NOT CROSSED.