It was reported that the patient had a reaction to one of the devices implanted in a case on her right wrist in (b)(6) 2019 which was due to an injury roller skating about two years ago.Used during the case was ar-1530ps, ar-8978-cp and a k-wire, lot # 0919343245 (non-arthrex device).Two weeks after the case, the patient returned to the surgeon with swollen fingers and a burning sensation at the site.She is allergic to nickel; the surgeon was aware of this prior to the case but had thought the k-wire was titanium.When she returned.He rechecked the devices used and found that the k-wire did contain nickel; it was then removed from the patient.It was originally supposed to be in for eight weeks to immobilize the site and would have been removed after that.After it was removed, the patient's symptoms were reduced, but she still has mobility problems; she cannot close the index finger and the thumb hurts.Patient is a (b)(6) female.
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