FDA Adverse Event
Summary report: N
BACK SUPPORT BELT
MDR report key: 3020651
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Received March 22, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- MW5029430
- Date Received
- March 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- March 11, 2013
- Report Date
- March 22, 2013
- Manufacturer
- TECTRON
- Product Code
- IQE
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PURCHASED BACK SUPPORT BELT FROM CONSUMER SHOPPING THROUGH (B)(6). OPENED THE PACKAGE OF THE FIRST BACK SUPPORT BELT, AN ODOR EMITTED FROM IT AND A WATER SUBSTANCE WAS LEAKING FROM IT. CONTACTED THE SELLER AND THEY AGREED TO SEND HIM ANOTHER ONE. PT RECEIVED THE SECOND BACK SUPPORT BELT ON (B)(6) 2013 AND A NOTICEABLE ODOR EMITTED FROM IT AS WELL. THE TOXIC FUME FILLED THE ROOM WHICH MADE PT NAUSEOUS. THERE IS A LABEL WARNING ON THE DEVICE INDICATING IT CAN CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS AND REPRODUCTIVE HARM. PT IS CONCERNED THAT THE DEVICE IS TOXIC WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO CONSUMERS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119508 | BACK SUPPORT BELT | BACK SUPPORT BELT | IQE | TECTRON | |||
| 119509 | BACK SUPPORT BELT | BACK SUPPORT BELT | IQE | TECTRON |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR | Other |