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MalfunctionPCC

CEFALY

Received Dec 27, 2017

Report MW5074265 · MDR key 7150597

Device

Generic name

Stimulator, Nerve, Electrical

Manufacturer

Cefaly Technology

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

58 YR

  • Reaction
  • Reaction

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

REPORTS USE OF CEFALY DEVICE WITH GOOD RESULT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT THEN DEVELOPED SKIN REACTION ACROSS FOREHEAD FROM ELECTRODE GEL. RESOLVED WITH TRIAMCINOLONE RX BY DERM. RECURRENCE WITH USE, DESPITE HYPOALLERGENIC GEL. DATES OF USE: (B)(6) 2017. (B)(4).