FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

SPOT PHOTOTHERAPY FLOOR MOUNT LIGHT

MDR report key: 485536 · Received September 26, 2003

Report

Report Number
2018492-2003-00018
Event Type
Other
Date Received
September 26, 2003
Date of Event
July 20, 2003
Report Date
September 17, 2003
Manufacturer
BURTON MEDICAL PRODUCTS
Product Code
FSY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DISTRIBUTOR VIA BIOMED REPORTED THAT A PT WAS BURNED WHILE UNDERGOING TRIPLE PHOTOTHERAPY FROM A FLOOR MODEL PHOTOTHERAPY LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL DAY. BURN WAS NOTICED BY NURSE AS A RED CIRCLE ON UPPER ABDOMEN/CHEST AREA. AREA WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT AND COVERED WITH GAUZE. THE MARK RETURNED TO NORMAL COLOR AND PT WAS RELEASED FROM HOSP. DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN DISTRIBUTOR AND NURSE AND BIOMED, IT WAS REVEALED THAT LIGHT WAS TOO CLOSE TO PT BASED ON THE HOSPITAL'S OWN INSTRUCTIONS AND THE LIGHT WAS USING A BILIBLANKET BULB.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPOT PHOTOTHERAPY FLOOR MOUNT LIGHT FLOOR MOUNT FSY BURTON MEDICAL PRODUCTS 6600-0029-900 12/93 BURT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 1 DAY Other