PUMP IN STYLE ADVANCED
Report
- Report Number
- 1419937-2011-00090
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 22, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 1, 2011
- Report Date
- March 28, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MEDELA, INC.
- Product Code
- HGX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K031614
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
A REPLACEMENT POWER SUPPLY WAS SENT TO THE CUSTOMER. IN F/U WITH THE CUSTOMER, SHE INDICATED THAT SHE DID NOT SEE FIRE, SMOKE OR SPARKING AND THAT THERE WAS NO BREACH IN THE TRANSFORMER HOUSING BUT THERE WERE EXPOSED WIRES ON THE CORD. SHE ALSO INDICATED THAT HER PUMP QUIT WORKING AND WHEN SHE SENT TO UNPLUG THE POWER SUPPLY FROM THE WALL OUTLET, IT WAS HOT. SHE PLUGGED IT INTO A DIFFERENT OUTLET AND THE PUMP WORKED BUT THEN SHORTLY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN SHE UNPLUGGED IT FROM THAT OUTLET, HER FINGER TOUCHED UNDERNEATH THE TRANSFORMER HOUSING AND SHE GOT SHOCKED. SHE INDICATED THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ISSUE ("NO MARKS ON FINGER OR ANYTHING") AND THAT SHE WOULD RETURN THE ORIGINAL POWER SUPPLY. IT CAN BE CONCLUDED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE RESULT OF USER ERROR WHEREBY SHE TOUCHED THE METAL PRONGS WHILE REMOVING THE POWER SUPPLY FROM THE WALL OUTLET AND RECEIVED A SHOCK. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFO OR ORIGINAL PRODUCT BE AVAILABLE FOR TESTING/ANALYSIS, RESULTING IN NEW, CHANGED, OR CORRECTED INFO, A F/U REPORT WILL BE FILED. WE WILL MONITOR COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE POWER SUPPLY FOR HER PUMP "GOT VERY WARM, GOT A SHOCK AT TOP OF PLUG, WIRES WERE EXPOSED." SHE INDICATED THAT HER PUMP WORKED FINE WITH THE BATTERY PACK.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUMP IN STYLE ADVANCED | HGX | MEDELA, INC. | 57027 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |