FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

THERMOPHORE AUTOMATIC MOIST HEAT PACK

MDR report key: 1001271 · Received February 18, 2008

Report

Report Number
1811605-2008-00021
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 18, 2008
Date of Event
February 1, 2008
Report Date
February 11, 2008
Manufacturer
BATTLE CREEK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Product Code
IRT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SPARKED AND/OR BURNED THE FABRIC FOUNDATION OF THE UNIT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE UNIT REVEALED A BROKEN THERMOSTAT, DAMAGED BY MISUSE ON THE PART OF THE CONSUMER, WHICH HAD BRIEFLY ALLOWED ELECTRICITY TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FABRIC FOUNDATION, RESULTING IN A 1/4" BURN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 THERMOPHORE AUTOMATIC MOIST HEAT PACK ELECTRIC MOIST HEAT PACK IRT BATTLE CREEK EQUIPMENT COMPANY 055

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK