PHASED ARRAY WRIST COIL
Received Oct 27, 2004 · Event occurred Oct 26, 2004
Report 556935 · MDR key 556935
Device
Generic name
Mri Extremity Coil
Manufacturer
Igc Medical Advances Inc.Model number
455GE-64Catalog number
OPERATOR'S MANUAL 5/29/02 REV
Lot number
NOT KNOWN
Product problems
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
69 YR
- Burn(s)
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PATIENT RECEIVED 1ST DEGREE BURNS (MILD SUNBURN-LIKE APPEARANCE) TO THE RIGHT WRIST, RIGHT HUMERUS AREA (UNDERARM) AND THE 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS OF THE RIGHT HAND DURING AN MRI STUDY. PATIENT WAS SWEATING DURING TESTING. THEY WERE ALSO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE MACHINE DURING SOME OF THE EXAMINATION. GE ENGINEER EXAMINED THE WRIST COILS OF THE MACHINE AND CHECKED CALIBRATION. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND APPLICABLE TO THE INJURY. SOME METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE COIL, BUT THIS WAS DETERMINED TO NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THE INJURY.