FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
MALEM BEDWETTING ALARM
MDR report key: 6180390
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Received December 14, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- MW5066712
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 14, 2016
- Date of Event
- December 13, 2016
- Report Date
- December 14, 2016
- Manufacturer
- MALEM MEDICAL
- Product Code
- KPN
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
I PURCHASED A NOCTURNAL ENURESIS ALARM FOR MY (B)(6) BOY FROM THE BEDWETTING STORE WEBSITE - (B)(6). I PURCHASED A MALEM BEDWETTING ALARM FROM THEM YOU CAN SEE THE PRODUCT AT (B)(6). I PUT IN BATTERIES AND SHOWED MY SON HOW TO USE IT. I PUT THE ALARM AND CLIP SENSOR ON HIM AND WENT TO BED. AT ABOUT 3:30 AM IN THE MORNING, HE SCREAMED IN PAIN AND RAN TO ME. THE MALEM ALARM WAS ON FIRE. THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAS STARTED TO MELT AND THE UNIT WAS SO HOT THAT IT HURT MY SON. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DEVASTATED FROM THIS. I TOOK MY SON TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND TREATED HIM FOR BURNS. THIS IS A HORRIBLE PRODUCT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823586 | MALEM BEDWETTING ALARM | MALEM BEDWETTING ALARM | KPN | MALEM MEDICAL | MO4S2 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 YR | Hospitalization| R |