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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); Burning Sensation (2146)
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| Date of Event |
02/04/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported the patient stated he has a burning sensation, and he only used the unit for a couple of weeks.The patient stated he wore the unit for 1 week.He wore the unit for 10 hours.Once he started treatment, he would feel a numbing tingling sensation similar to your foot falling asleep, followed with burning under the skin.He wore a sock so it was not on top of the skin.He also stated that he did not know how much the unit would cost.The patient had an appointment on monday (b)(6) 2022, where the doctor told him not to wear the unit anymore.The bhs unit will be returned.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Zimvie complaint# (b)(4).Date of event: (b)(6) 2022.The device will not be returned for analysis; however, an investigation of the reported event is in progress.Once the investigation is complete, a supplemental medwatch 3500a will be submitted.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation summary: the sflx 2 coil was received for evaluation.A visual inspection of the customer returned product was performed.Included was one sflx 2 coil part no.1068226 with (b)(6) date 21062.The part appeared to be in good condition from the cosmetic/visual point of view.The dhr for the sflx 2 coil was reviewed in the product information section and there were no reports of non-conformances or deviations.The failure was not confirmed for the reported condition of "burning sensation from bhs".The coil was tested and operates as intended.Review of complaint history identified (1) total complaints from (feb 4, 2021) to (feb 1, 2022) for pn (1068226) and events related to (burn).Keyword search criteria: (complaint code: medical: pain) the search could not be specified further because the main complaint was pain.Review of the information provided by the customer and the findings from the investigation indicated that no physical and/or device functional condition could be found that could be considered a causal factor for the reported complaint of "burn".No failure and/or fault condition could be found and confirmed.Therefore, no further actions are required at this time.Highridge medical will continue to monitor for trend.Device usage: this device is used for treatment.A follow-up report will be sent if additional information is obtained that adds value to the relevant content of this report.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by the patient advocacy department that the patient stated he has a burning sensation, and he only used the unit for a couple of weeks.The patient stated he wore the unit for 1 week.He wore the unit for 10 hours.Once he started treatment, he would feel a numbing tingling sensation similar to your foot falling asleep, followed with burning under the skin.He wore a sock so it was not on top of the skin.He also stated that he did not know how much the unit would cost.The patient¿s physician advised to stop wearing the unit.No additional patient consequences have been reported.The sflxcoil was returned for further evaluation.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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