FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HEATING PAD
MDR report key: 1893134
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Received November 5, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- MW5018053
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 5, 2010
- Date of Event
- October 5, 2010
- Report Date
- November 5, 2010
- Manufacturer
- CONMED
- Product Code
- IRT
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DEVICE BECAME REALLY HOT WHILE IN USE. BREAKER ON POWER STRIP WAS TRIPPED OFF BY DEVICE. PATIENT RECEIVED A FIRST DEGREE BURN ON HIS SIDE FROM PAD. PATIENT WAS PARTIALLY LYING ON PAD. PAD HAS A VISIBLE BURN HOLE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH. BURN HOLE IN COVER OF PAD AS WELL AS COMFORTER AND SHEETS. MATTRESS AND MATTRESS PAD WERE ALSO BURNED BY DEVICE. NO FIRE, BUT CHARRING IS PRESENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEATING PAD | IRT | CONMED | HP15B |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR | Other |