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It was reported to siemens healthineers that a serious injury occurred after using the magnetom skyra (de).It was stated that a patient reported a tingling sensation after an mr examination of the wrist joint.The patient subsequently saw another dermatologist and was diagnosed with an electric shock injury due to redness under the epidermis, although it was not red in appearance.Ten days later, she still seemed to have a tingling sensation all over her body, mainly on her back.No further information has been provided about the patient's current state of health.The extent of the described injuries is not clear.Siemens healthineers has requested additional information in order to investigate the reported event.
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H3, h6: siemens healthineers completed a detailed investigation of the reported event.There was no serious injury associated with this issue.It was stated in the complaint that a patient felt a tingling sensation after an mr examination of the wrist joint.The patient subsequently saw another dermatologist and was diagnosed with an electric shock injury due to redness under the epidermis, although it was not red in appearance.Ten days later, she still seemed to have a tingling sensation all over her body, mainly on her back.In order to get more information about the incident, we requested the questionnaire (for unusual patient heating or stimulation), the dicom images, the system qa, coil qa and test tool results and a developer save log of the examination.However, no information was provided and therefore no detailed investigation of this issue is possible.Based on the limited information available, our experts state that the incident does not appear to be related to rf heating.The "tingling" and "sensation of electric shock" appears to be more likely a peripheral nervous system (pns) issue.But even this seems implausible based on the data given, as the tingling should only be felt during the mr exam, not after the exam, especially not several days after the exam.According to the information we have, the patient was wearing heattech clothing (thermal fabric) at the time of the examination and the customer states that the issue was caused by it.The system manual (mr system and coils | operator manual states, that patients should wear light clothing and that patients should be instructed to press the squeeze ball in case of unusually strong sensation of heat.With the help of a technician, it was possible to recreate the situation at the time.No malfunction of the system could be detected.H11: corrected information: d3.The manufacturer¿s street address was corrected.Email address was added.
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