FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ARC INSTATEMP
MDR report key: 7106169
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Received December 11, 2017
Report
- Report Number
- 3011197139-2017-00115
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 11, 2017
- Date of Event
- November 13, 2017
- Report Date
- December 6, 2017
- Manufacturer
- ARC DEVICES USA INC.
- Product Code
- FLL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K152905
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT THE THERMOMETER FELL OUT OF THE CABINET WHEN OPENED. THE BATTERY WAS IN PIECES. NO ONE WAS HURT. A LAB ANALYSIS FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS PERFORMED ON A SIMILAR DEVICE. THE ANALYSIS OF THE BATTERIES INCLUDED AN OPTICAL MICROSCOPY, CT SCAN AND 2D X-RAY AND INDICATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SINGLE COMPONENT (BATTERY) MALFUNCTION. THE SUSPECT BATTERIES HAVE NOT BEEN USED IN PRODUCTION UNITS SINCE JULY 2015.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 884822 | ARC INSTATEMP | THERMOMETER | FLL | ARC DEVICES USA INC. | CF1-0196 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |