FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
OCM STERILIZER
MDR report key: 249511
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Received November 11, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- 1017522-1999-00117
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 11, 1999
- Date of Event
- October 13, 1999
- Report Date
- November 11, 1999
- Manufacturer
- PELTON & CRANE, A DCI CO.
- Product Code
- FLE
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A SERVICE REP INFORMED PELTON & CRANE OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A 16 1/2 YEAR OLD OCM STERILIZER OF WHICH THE DOOR BLEW OPEN UNDER PRESSURE. THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE TOLD HIM THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WENT INTO THE ROOM WHERE THE STERILIZER IS LOCATED AND FOUND THE DOOR AJAR. THE INSTRUMENTS THAT WERE INSIDE THE STERILIZER CHAMBER WERE SCATTERED ACROSS THE ROOM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OCM STERILIZER | STEAM STERILIZER | FLE | PELTON & CRANE, A DCI CO. | A3 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA |