| Model Number |
APYX-27-TP |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Nerve Damage (1979)
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| Date of Event |
08/01/2022
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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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Patient states procedure was over a year ago.Bilateral numbness/tingle to arms wrist to armpit.No hand numbness.Patient states sensation intact to hands.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient has long term nerve damage in the most distal portion of her arm.Her extremities remain functional.The patient had a procedure involving combined treatments of liposuction, inmode morpheus 8 micro needling, and renuvion.Temporary and/or permanent sensory or motor nerve injury is a known potential complication for the three technologies used.The patient had a very high total kilojoules of energy delivered to the affected area, and that energy as well as the additional treatment modalities including inmode morpheus 8 micro needling procedure could have contributed in the nerve damage.It is possible that any of these technologies or a combination of the three could have contributed to the patient injury.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The patient has long term nerve damage in the most distal portion of her arm.Her extremities remain functional.The patient had a procedure involving combined treatments of liposuction, inmode morpheus 8 micro needling, and renuvion.Temporary and/or permanent sensory or motor nerve injury is a known potential complication for the three technologies used.The patient had a very high total kilojoules of energy delivered to the affected area, and that energy as well as the additional treatment modalities including inmode morpheus 8 micro needling procedure could have contributed to the nerve damage.It is possible that any of these technologies or a combination of the three could have contributed to the patient's injury.
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