| Model Number |
INGENIA 1.5T |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn (2694)
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| Date of Event |
03/10/2023
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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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Philips received a report that a patient suffered a large 2nd degree burn on her thigh after a spinal examination.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Philips has started an investigation.A follow up will be send when completed h3 other text : incident occurred > 2 months ago, system has been in use since without issues.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Conclusion: based on the available information, there is no indication of a malfunction of the mr system or used inbuilt posterior coil that could have contributed to the incident.The observed reddening and blistering on the images provided can be explained by direct contact between the patient and the bore wall.Even though it was mentioned that soft padding was used to prevent bore contact, considering the patients size and duration of the examination (half hour) it is highly likely that either there was insufficient padding or that the padding was moved.The reported burn is considered a second degree burn and was determined to be a serious injury.Contributing factors: the patient was obese, suffered from diabetes and had a fever.The thermoregulation of obese and diabetic patients is known to be impaired.The risk of rf energy-related injuries is higher in patients with impaired thermoregulation.The total administered specific energy dose of 2.3 kj/kg is high for a patient with impaired thermoregulation.The instructions for use advises to preferably keep sed <2.0 kj/kg for those patients.
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