On (b)(6) 2021, fujifilm healthcare americas corporation (formerly hitachi healthcare americas corporation) received a complaint regarding echelon oval mri.The site reported that a patient received a hip mri on (b)(6) 2021 and stated after the scan that he had received two burns on his right and left inner thighs the size of a quarter.The patient reported that the redness was less at the end of the day (day of exam) but there were pin head sized blisters on both legs in that area (3 on right, 2 on left) that evening.The next day (b)(6) he stated the blisters were scabbed over and improving, and said he was ok.Patient did not receive any medical intervention for the burns management.During a retrospective review, it was discovered that the manufacturer had assessed this event as ae leading to serious injury; therefore an importer's mdr is being submitted.
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