MalfunctionEGJ
IONTOPHORESIS TREATMENT PATCH
Received Mar 27, 2012 · Event occurred Mar 14, 2012
Report MW5024817 · MDR key 2513017
Device
Product problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information
Patient
53 YR
- Burn(s)
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
ON (B)(6) 2012, AN IONTOPHORESIS TREATMENT PATCH WAS PLACED ON THE BASE OF THE NECK ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITH IONTOPHORESIS TREATMENT COMPLETED OVER 10 MINUTES AT 1 UNIT AND THEN THE PATCH DELIVERING MEDICATION SLOWLY OVER APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS. THE PT RETURNED ON (B)(6) 2012 REPORTING TO STAFF OF A SLIGHT SKIN BURN OVER THE POSTERIOR RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE THE PREVIOUS TREATMENT WAS DONE. THIS WASN¿T NOTICED BY THE PT UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY AFTER RECEIVING THE IONTOPHORESIS TREATMENT. NO SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL CARE WAS REQUIRED FOR THE OUTCOME.