(b)(6) female had surgery on (b)(6) 2004 to repair a partial torn anterior cruciate ligament.A donjoy iceman was applied post surgery with instructions.I was instructed to use the device constantly for 72 hours and intermittently thereafter, which i followed.On my first post-op visit, (b)(6) 2004, my knee appeared black and blue with blisters around the incisions.The doctor thought i might be allergic to latex due to the blisters that began forming near the incision areas.I continued to use the iceman intermittently and on (b)(6) 2004 i went to the emergency room due to swelling, blisters, bruising of the patella, and warmth.The emergency room physician suspected an infection although my white blood count was normal and no cultures were taken.On (b)(6) 2004 my doctor noted continued discoloration of my knee.By this time a large, black, rectangular eschar had developed.On (b)(6) 2004, my doctor urgently referred me to a plastic surgeon.Surgical skin debridement and irrigation of the eschar was performed on (b)(6) 2004 and a subsequent debridement was performed on (b)(6) 2005 along with a skin graft.Treatment of the wound continued for several months.On (b)(6) 2006, i had scar revision surgeries.In (b)(6) 2012, i first became aware that the iceman cryotherapy unit caused a non-freezing cold injury and that there is a history of such injuries being caused by the iceman.
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