ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE
Received May 16, 2013 · Event occurred Mar 25, 2013
Report MW5030237 · MDR key 3122096
Device
Generic name
Acupuncture Needle
Product problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information
Patient
28 YR
- Pneumothorax
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A PT OF A PHYSICAL THERAPIST, (B)(6), PT, RECEIVED A PNEUMOTHORAX AFTER A DRY NEEDLING TREATMENT AND WAS HOSPITALIZED AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL ON (B)(6). TREATMENT FOR THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS PROVIDED BY (B)(6), MD. PT PROVIDERS USE ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES TO PERFORM AN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUE CALLED DRY NEEDLING. THERE IS NO STANDARD TRAINING OR STATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR PTS TO DO ACUPUNCTURE. THERE IS AN ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE ACT, BUT PTS PERFORM THIS TECHNIQUE UNDER THEIR SCOPE WITHOUT REGISTRATION. IT IS UNK WHERE THIS PT WAS TRAINED. TRAINING MAY BE AS LITTLE AS 23 HOURS IN A CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE WITH NO CLINICAL TIME.