UPG NV TO HEAD-SPINE 1.5T

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING FOR THIS EVENT. WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT TO THE FDA.

Description of Event or Problem

A PATIENT WAS BEING SCANNED USING THE 1.5T SPINE COIL. THE COIL CABLE WAS PLACED OVER THE PATIENTS LEG AND EXPERIENCED A 3RD DEGREE BURN AS A RESULT. BLISTER APPEARS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3 CM IN SIZE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE MANUFACTURER PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INFORMATION THAT A PATIENT WAS BEING SCANNED USING THE 1.5T SPINE COIL. THE COIL CABLE WAS PLACED OVER THE PATIENTS LEG AND EXPERIENCED A 3RD DEGREE BURN AS A RESULT. BLISTER APPEARS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3CM IN SIZE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A FEMALE PATIENT WAS POSITIONED HEAD FIRST SUPINE TO UNDERGO A LUMBAR SPINE EXAMINATION. SHORTLY AFTER THE EXAMINATION A 5 CM 3RD DEGREE BURN WAS OBSERVED ON THE RIGHT SHIN OF THE PATIENT. REVIEW OF PATIENT HEATING QUESTIONEER PROVIDED, INDICATES - THE PATIENT WAS WEARING HER OWN CLOTHING CONSISTING OF DRY UNKNOWN MATERIAL. - NO PADDING WAS USED TO AVOID SKIN-TO-SKIN, CABLE-TO-SKIN OR BODY-TO-BORE WALL CONTACT. - THE PATIENT WAS NOT COVERED BY A SHEET OR BLANKET. - PATIENT VENTILATION WAS NOT USED. - NO (MEDICAL) CONDITIONS AS LISTED WITHIN THE PATIENT HEATING QUESTIONNAIRE WERE FOUND TO BE APPLICABLE TO THE PATIENT. - THE PATIENT WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND NOT ABLE TO USE THE NURSE CALL. - NO ABNORMALITY OCCURRED DURING THE EXAMINATION. - THE PATIENT WAS VISUALLY MONITORED. - AFTER A BLISTER OCCURRED, THE HOSPITAL DERMATOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT DOCTOR PROCEEDED TO PERFORM SOME PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT ON THE PATIENT. - IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE INJURY WILL HEAL COMPLETELY. - THE COIL CABLE WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT TO THE SKIN AT THE AFFECTED AREA. - THERE WAS NO POTENTIAL FOR SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT AT THE AFFECTED SKIN AREA. - THERE WAS NO POTENTIAL FOR BODY TO BORE WALL CONTACT AT THE AFFECTED SKIN AREA. - THERE WAS NO OTHER MATERIAL CLOSE TO THE AFFECTED SKIN AREA. -THE SENSE SPINE 15CH COIL (12NC 4522 132 64362, S/N (B)(6)) WAS USED DURING THE EXAMINATION.- THE COIL WAS CHECKED AFTER THE EXAMINATION. THERE WAS NO VISUAL DAMAGE, BUT IT WAS STATED THE CABLE BECAME HOT DURING THE EXAMINATION. -THE COIL WAS TESTED (SEE ATTACHED "SENSE SPINE 15 IQT AFTER.HTM" AND "SENSE SPINE IQT.HTM") -THE COIL PASSED BOTH TESTS. - THIS MR HAS BEEN INSTALLED FOR MANY YEARS, THE NURSE ACT AS OPERATOR ONLY FOR POSITIONING THE PATIENT, AND THE DOCTOR ONLY PROCEED THE SCANNING IN FRONT OF THE HOST. THE NURSE THAT POSITIONED THE PATIENT IN THIS CASE WAS NEW ONE. THE PATIENT WAS POSITIONED HEAD FIRST SUPINE WITH THE SPINE COIL CABLE ROUTED ACROSS THE PATIENT'S ANKLE, WHICH ENABLED DIRECT CONTACT. AT THE LOCATION OF THE ANKLE THE COIL CABLE WAS NO LONGER ROUTED PARALLEL TO THE BORE. FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT IS SEEN THAT THE CABLE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT SKIN SURFACE MAY BE THE LEADING CAUSE OF THE INJURY. SYSTEM CABLES SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT'S SKIN. THE IFU, (B)(6) THAT SHIPS WITH THE COIL IN PAGE 8 OF THE MANUAL CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE CABLES SHOULD BE ROUTED OUT OF THE MAGNET SO THAT THEY DO NOT TOUCH THE PATIENT AND FAILING TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN ARCING AND PATIENT BURNS. SINCE THE COIL WAS NOT SHIPPED BACK FOR AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION, THE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. ASSUMING ALL THE DEVICES ARE INTACT AND FUNCTIONING, THE PATIENT HARM IN THIS CASE WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO THE IMPROPER ROUTING OF CABLE BY THE OPERATOR. THE CABLE SHOULD NEVER TOUCH THE PATIENT'S SKIN AND THIS IS CLEARLY INDICATED IN THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE PROVIDED WITH THE COIL. SUBMISSION OF A REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL, USER FACILITY, IMPORTER, DISTRIBUTOR, MANUFACTURER, OR PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

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SUBMISSION OF A REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL, USER FACILITY, IMPORTER, DISTRIBUTOR, MANUFACTURER, OR PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

SUBMISSION OF A REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL, USER FACILITY, IMPORTER, DISTRIBUTOR, MANUFACTURER, OR PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

A FEMALE PATIENT WAS POSITIONED HEAD FIRST SUPINE TO UNDERGO A LUMBAR SPINE EXAMINATION. SHORTLY AFTER THE EXAMINATION A 5 CM 3RD DEGREE BURN WAS OBSERVED ON THE RIGHT SHIN OF THE PATIENT. REVIEW OF PATIENT HEATING QUESTIONEER PROVIDED, INDICATES THE PATIENT WAS WEARING HER OWN CLOTHING CONSISTING OF DRY UNKNOWN MATERIAL. NO PADDING WAS USED TO AVOID SKIN-TO-SKIN, CABLE-TO-SKIN OR BODY-TO-BORE WALL CONTACT. THE PATIENT WAS NOT COVERED BY A SHEET OR BLANKET. PATIENT VENTILATION WAS NOT USED. NO (MEDICAL) CONDITIONS AS LISTED WITHIN THE PATIENT HEATING QUESTIONNAIRE WERE FOUND TO BE APPLICABLE TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND NOT ABLE TO USE THE NURSE CALL. NO ABNORMALITY OCCURRED DURING THE EXAMINATION. THE PATIENT WAS VISUALLY MONITORED. AFTER A BLISTER OCCURRED, THE HOSPITAL DERMATOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT DOCTOR PROCEEDED TO PERFORM SOME PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT ON THE PATIENT. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE INJURY WILL HEAL COMPLETELY. THE COIL CABLE WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT TO THE SKIN AT THE AFFECTED AREA. THERE WAS NO POTENTIAL FOR SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT AT THE AFFECTED SKIN AREA. THERE WAS NO POTENTIAL FOR BODY TO BORE WALL CONTACT AT THE AFFECTED SKIN AREA. THERE WAS NO OTHER MATERIAL CLOSE TO THE AFFECTED SKIN AREA.THE SENSE SPINE 15CH COIL (12NC 4522 132 64362, S/N 1218) WAS USED DURING THE EXAMINATION. THE COIL WAS CHECKED AFTER THE EXAMINATION. THERE WAS NO VISUAL DAMAGE, BUT IT WAS STATED THE CABLE BECAME HOT DURING THE EXAMINATION. THE COIL WAS TESTED (SEE ATTACHED ¿SENSE SPINE 15 IQT AFTER.HTM¿ AND ¿SENSE SPINE IQT.HTM¿). THE COIL PASSED BOTH TESTS. THIS MR HAS BEEN INSTALLED FOR MANY YEARS, THE NURSE ACT AS OPERATOR ONLY FOR POSITIONING THE PATIENT, AND THE DOCTOR ONLY PROCEED THE SCANNING IN FRONT OF THE HOST. THE NURSE THAT POSITIONED THE PATIENT IN THIS CASE WAS NEW ONE. THE PATIENT WAS POSITIONED HEAD FIRST SUPINE WITH THE SPINE COIL CABLE ROUTED ACROSS THE PATIENT¿S ANKLE, WHICH ENABLED DIRECT CONTACT. AT THE LOCATION OF THE ANKLE THE COIL CABLE WAS NO LONGER ROUTED PARALLEL TO THE BORE. FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT IS SEEN THAT THE CABLE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT SKIN SURFACE MAY BE THE LEADING CAUSE OF THE INJURY. SYSTEM CABLES SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT¿S SKIN. THE IFU, DMR279455 THAT SHIPS WITH THE COIL IN PAGE 8 OF THE MANUAL CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE CABLES SHOULD BE ROUTED OUT OF THE MAGNET SO THAT THEY DO NOT TOUCH THE PATIENT AND FAILING TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN ARCING AND PATIENT BURNS. SINCE THE COIL WAS NOT SHIPPED BACK FOR AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION, THE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. ASSUMING ALL THE DEVICES ARE INTACT AND FUNCTIONING, THE PATIENT HARM IN THIS CASE WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO THE IMPROPER ROUTING OF CABLE BY THE OPERATOR. THE CABLE SHOULD NEVER TOUCH THE PATIENT¿S SKIN AND THIS IS CLEARLY INDICATED IN THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE PROVIDED WITH THE COIL. SUBMISSION OF A REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL, USER FACILITY, IMPORTER, DISTRIBUTOR, MANUFACTURER, OR PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.