FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

QUIP TOOTHBRUSH

MDR report key: 16140120 · Received January 11, 2023

Report

Report Number
MW5114276
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 11, 2023
Date of Event
January 1, 2023
Report Date
January 9, 2023
Manufacturer
QUIP NYC INC.
Product Code
JEQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT
Health Professional
*

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

I WAS USING A QUIP ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH, AND THE HEAD VIOLENTLY DETACHED FROM THE TOOTHBRUSH BASE WHILE I WAS BRUSHING MY TEETH. THE BRUSH HEAD AND MOTOR WERE EJECTED WITH FORCE, SCRATCHING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE, MY EYELID, AND MY EYE AND CUTTING THE INSIDE OF MY LIP. WHILE THERE WAS NO PERMANENT DAMAGE, AND I DID NOT REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, MY EYE COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SEVERELY WOUNDED. IT COULD ALSO HAVE BEEN A CHOKING HAZARD IF THE TOOTHBRUSH HAD EXPLODED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
909497 QUIP TOOTHBRUSH TOOTHBRUSH, POWERED JEQ QUIP NYC INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 39 YR Female ALLEGRA| DAILY MULTIVITAMIN| SEASONALE BIRTH CONTROL