FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LFCII
MDR report key: 43064
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Received September 10, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 1017522-1996-00008
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 10, 1996
- Date of Event
- August 5, 1996
- Report Date
- September 5, 1996
- Manufacturer
- PELTON & CRANE
- Product Code
- EAZ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE STOP PIN IN THE DOWN ARM BROKE THUS ALLOWING THE WIRES TO TWIST INSIDE THE ARM LEADING TO A SHORT TO GROUND. THIS "SHORT" THEN CAUSES THE TRANSFORMER TO OVERHEAT AND THEN BEGIN TO SMOKE. THE DR THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPT WHO THEN EXTINGUISHED THE SMOKING TRANSFORMER. UNIT IS 13 YRS OLD. THE SHORT MENTIONED ABOVE IS ON THE OUTPUT OR SECONDARY LOW VOLTAGE SIDE OF TEH TRANSFORMER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LFCII | LIGHT FANTASTIC II | EAZ | PELTON & CRANE | HBC | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |