inforMED
InjuryOUB

MIRADRY SYSTEM

Received Dec 23, 2020 · Event occurred Nov 17, 2020

Report 3008082710-2020-00035 · MDR key 11069824

Device

Generic name

Microwave Dermatologic System

Manufacturer

Sientra, Inc.

Model number

MN-MD4000-MC-GB

Catalog number

MN-MD4000-MC-GB

Lot number

16H0135

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

30 YR

  • Nerve Damage
  • Numbness
  • Nerve Damage
  • Numbness

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE RATE SEEN ((B)(4)) IS APPROXIMATELY (B)(4) OF THE PROCEDURES AND WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE AS IDENTIFIED IN RISK ANALYSIS DOCUMENTATION.

Description of Event or Problem

AFTER TREATMENT TO THE LEFT SIDE, PATIENT PUT ARM DOWN AND REPORTED NUMBNESS TO HAND AND FOREARM, NO PAIN/BLANCHING. PATIENT WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE MOVING ARM/HAND, ETC. MIRADRY TREATMENT COMPLETED, ONE WEEK POST TREATMENT PATIENT STILL REPORTS NO FEELING IN LEFT HAND. PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH MEDIAN NERVE INJURY AND REFERRED TO NEUROPHYSIOLOGIST. SYMPTOMS ARE RESOLVING.