FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 1484183 · Received September 20, 2009

Report

Report Number
1484183
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 20, 2009
Date of Event
August 17, 2009
Report Date
September 20, 2009
Manufacturer
SOUTHWEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Product Code
IMD
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MICROWAVE HOT PACK WAS APPLIED TO PT'S RIGHT ELBOW. REDNESS WAS NOTED, BUT NO BURN. THREE DAYS LATER, PT RETURNED TO CLINIC FOR NEXT VISIT, WITH HEALING AREA WHERE HOT PACK HAD BEEN PLACED. THE AREA LOOKED LIKE A BLISTER FROM A BURN WHICH HAD POPPED AND WAS NOW HEALING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 * GEL HOT PACK, MICROWAVE IMD SOUTHWEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC CC102 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR