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DU PEL DUAL CHANNEL IONTOPHORETIC DEVICE

Received Jul 22, 1997 · Event occurred May 14, 1997

Report 112666 · MDR key 112666

Device

Generic name

Iontophoretic Device

Manufacturer

Empi, Inc.

Model number

NI

Catalog number

NI

Lot number

NI

Product problems

  • Electrode(s), failure of
  • Device Issue

Patient

28 YR

  • Burn(s)
  • Burning Sensation

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PT WAS RECEIVING IONTOPHORESIS TO RIGHT WRIST. PT HAS RECEIVED 4.0 M/AMPS AND THE MACHINE HAD PEEPED, AT THAT TIME PT. STATED HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO WRIST. MACHINE WAS TURNED OFF AND ELECTRODES AND PADS REMOVED. ICE WAS ADMINISTERED TO WRIST. PT WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND TREATED FOR A SUPERFICIAL BURN TO RIGHT WRIST AT MP JOINT OF THUMB. ON DORSAL SIDE.