1031452-2015-14068
Report
- Report Number
- 1031452-2015-14068
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 4, 2015
- Report Date
- August 7, 2015
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
DEVICE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. DEVICE BEING EXAMINED MORE CLOSELY, EVALUATION NOT YET COMPLETED. FOLLOW UP TO BE SENT WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/EVALUATION IS RECEIVED.
THE EMERGENCY RESPONDENT STATED THE OUTLET WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. SHE SAID THEY JUST HAD THE ELECTRIC BOX REPLACED A FEW WEEKS AGO AT HER HOUSE AND THEY ELECTRICIAN PUT IN A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD. FOLLOW UP TO BE SENT IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED
THE DEVICE IN QUESTION WAS RETURNED AND HELD FOR A DETAILED EVALUATION, WHICH WAS COMPLETED AS OF 08/07/2015. THE RETURNS EXPANDED EVALUATION REPORT FORM (NOW ATTACHED TO THE PARENT RECORD (B)(4)) STATES THAT THE COMPLAINT OF THE POWER CORD CAUSING SPARKS AND FLAMES WAS NOT CONFIRMED AT ANY IN POINT DURING THEIR TESTING. FURTHERMORE, THE REPORT STATES "THE POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLE COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE SPARKING OR RESULTING DAMAGE. THE SPARKING AND DAMAGE TO THE POWER SUPPLY PLUG PRONGS WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE RECENTLY REPAIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE END USER'S HOME." FOLLOW-UP FILED. (B)(4) 2015. THE EMERGENCY RESPONDENT STATED THE OUTLET WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. SHE SAID THEY JUST HAD THE ELECTRIC BOX REPLACED A FEW WEEKS AGO AT HER HOUSE AND THEY ELECTRICIAN PUT IN A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD. FOLLOW UP TO BE SENT IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED
PROVIDER STATES THAT THE BED CORD WAS PLUGGED INTO THE OUTLET AND THERE WERE SPARKS AND FLAMES THAT CAME OUT OF THE OUTLET.
PROVIDER STATES THAT THE BED CORD WAS PLUGGED INTO THE OUTLET AND THERE WERE SPARKS AND FLAMES THAT CAME OUT OF THE OUTLET
PROVIDER STATES THAT THE BED CORD WAS PLUGGED INTO THE OUTLET AND THERE WERE SPARKS AND FLAMES THAT CAME OUT OF THE OUTLET.
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |