SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE REGARDING WHETHER THE DEVICE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF MANUFACTURING, DEVICE HISTORY, AND QUALITY CONTROL RECORDS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS AND WAS IN COMPLIANCE.
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Patient 1
THE PATIENT IS AN ACTIVE (B)(6) YEAR OLD WOMAN IN GENERAL GOOD HEALTH EXCEPT AS NOTED IN "OTHER RELEVANT HISTORY." THE PROCEDURE WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THE DAY AFTER THE PROCEDURE, SHE COMPLAINED OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND RETROSTERNAL PAIN. THERE WERE NO CLINICAL SIGNS OF AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE BUT A CT SCAN DISCLOSED SMALL PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AND PLEURAL EFFUSION. A CHEST DRAIN WAS PLACED AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF CLEAR FLUID WAS DRAINED. THE FLUID WAS A TRANSUDATE (PROTEIN