TOSHIBA
Received Apr 19, 2011 · Event occurred Feb 7, 2011
Report 2020563-2011-00007 · MDR key 2062722
Device
Product problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information
Patient
70 YR
- Burn, Thermal
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
ON (B)(6) 2011, A PATIENT HAD AN MRI OF THE PELVIS. AFTER 3 WEEKS, THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE FACILITY AND REPORTED A BLISTER HAD DEVELOPED ON THEIR WRIST DUE TO THE MRI. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND NO CONTACT SINCE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE BURN IS NOT RELATED BECAUSE THE BLISTER LOOKED FRESH AND CONTAINED FLUID UNDER THE SKIN OF THE BLISTER. THE PATIENT BELIEVES THEY RECEIVED THE BURN WHILE RESTING THEIR WRIST ON TOP OF THE COIL DURING THE MRI EXAMINATION, BUT DID NOT REPORT THIS AFTER THE EXAMINATION. THE COIL WAS EXAMINED BY A TAMS CUSTOMER ENGINEER AND THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOTED OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM.
Description of Event or Problem
A PATIENT RECEIVED A SUSPECTED RF BURN FOLLOWING AN MRI EXAMINATION.