FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
BRAUN
MDR report key: 21056772
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Received January 2, 2025
Report
- Report Number
- 1314800-2024-00026
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 2, 2025
- Date of Event
- November 28, 2024
- Report Date
- January 2, 2025
- Manufacturer
- KAZ USA, INC., A HELEN OF TROY COMPANY
- Product Code
- FLL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K161933
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING, BUT IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR THERMOMETER HAD ALLEGEDLY GIVEN FALSE NEGATIVE READINGS ON THEIR ONE-YEAR-OLD INFANT. THE DEVICE ALLEGEDLY GAVE READINGS OF 36°C FOR TWO DAYS, AND A FEVER OF 40°C WAS LATER MEASURED BY A DOCTOR. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE CONSUMER TOOK A MEASUREMENT ON THE SAME DAY THEY BROUGHT THE CHILD TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE A FEVER WAS CONFIRMED. THE CHILD HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH A VIRAL INFECTION FOR FOUR DAYS AND THEIR CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN. KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911267 | BRAUN | EAR THERMOMETER | FLL | KAZ USA, INC., A HELEN OF TROY COMPANY | IRT3030WE | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 MO | Unknown | Hospitalization| O |