FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
*
MDR report key: 1484183
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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 |