MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed with the FDA on 2018-02-13 for VERICHIP manufactured by Unk.
[100144333]
Patient was implanted with the verichip due to the nature of her previous employment. She was told the device was turned off, however she believes it's been hacked and turned back on. She has experienced multiple episodes of radioactive interference, as well as having her personal information stolen from nearby devices. She reports feeling vibrations in her abdomen, ear pain/disability, as well as external communication. She was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma in 2008 and she believes it may be from the device. Patient has tried to have the device removed, however no one understands the technology nor has the equipment to remove it.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
| Report Number | MW5075231 |
| MDR Report Key | 7269666 |
| Date Received | 2018-02-13 |
| Date of Report | 2018-02-13 |
| Date of Event | 2016-02-01 |
| Date Added to Maude | 2018-02-14 |
| Event Key | 0 |
| Report Source Code | Voluntary report |
| Manufacturer Link | N |
| Number of Patients in Event | 0 |
| Adverse Event Flag | 3 |
| Product Problem Flag | 3 |
| Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 3 |
| Reporter Occupation | PATIENT |
| Health Professional | 3 |
| Initial Report to FDA | 3 |
| Report to FDA | 3 |
| Event Location | 3 |
| Single Use | 3 |
| Previous Use Code | 3 |
| Event Type | 3 |
| Type of Report | 0 |
| Brand Name | VERICHIP |
| Generic Name | IMPLANTABLE RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSPONDER |
| Product Code | NRV |
| Date Received | 2018-02-13 |
| Device Availability | * |
| Device Eval'ed by Mfgr | I |
| Device Sequence No | 1 |
| Device Event Key | 0 |
| Manufacturer | UNK |
| Manufacturer Address | UNK UNK |
| Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2018-02-13 |