AFTER THE PROCEDURE THE PATIENT'S ROOMMATE INFORMED THE PHYSICIAN THAT THE PATIENT HAD BEEN FEELING SICK, WAS TAKING OTC COLD MEDICATIONS IN THE DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE AND FELT LIGHTHEADED AT TIMES. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE PROCEDURE THAT THE PATIENT HAD A UROLOGY PROCEDURE THE DAY PRIOR TO THE BALLOON PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN DOES NOT FEEL THE EVENT WAS RELATED TO THE DEVICE OR BALLOON DILATION PROCEDURE. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED AFTER THE PROCEDURE AND THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED/KNOWN. THEREFORE, NO INVESTIGATION OF THE DEVICE WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY USER.
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IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A BALLOON DILATION OFFICE PROCEDURE, BILATERAL FRONTAL SINUSES WERE TREATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LEFT SPHENOID DILATION WAS COMPLETED WITH TWO DILATIONS. THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TURNED TO THE RIGHT SPHENOID AND ABNORMAL BLEEDING WAS OBSERVED WHEN THE PATIENT COUGHED. THE PATIENT WAS PACKED THEN LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND VITAL SIGNS DROPPED. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED AND ON LIFE SUPPORT. WHILE ON LIFE SUPPORT THE PATIENT WAS DECLARED BRAIN DEAD. PHYSICIAN STATED THE EVENT IS UNRELATED TO THE BALLOON PROCEDURE OR DEVICE.