FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

THERMOPHORE ARTHRITIS PAD

MDR report key: 1062663 · Received June 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
1811605-2008-00093
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 16, 2008
Date of Event
May 1, 2008
Report Date
June 1, 2008
Manufacturer
BATTLE CREEK EQUIPMENT CO
Product Code
IRT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE SWITCH FAILED TO FUNCTION AND BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. EXAMINATION OF THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE SWITCH REVEALED A RESISTOR ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD SHORTED OUT, BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. WE ATTRIBUTED THIS REPORT TO AN USUAL PRODUCT MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 THERMOPHORE ARTHRITIS PAD ELECTRIC MOIST HEAT PACK IRT BATTLE CREEK EQUIPMENT CO 155

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK