FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ARC INSTATEMP
MDR report key: 7108022
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Received December 12, 2017
Report
- Report Number
- 3011197139-2017-00117
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 12, 2017
- Date of Event
- December 4, 2017
- Report Date
- December 12, 2017
- Manufacturer
- ARC DEVICES USA INC.
- Product Code
- FLL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K152905
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT SHE FOUND THE DEVICE HAD RUPTURED AND HAD COME APART. CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. ARC REQUESTED THAT SHE RETURN THE DEVICE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 889582 | ARC INSTATEMP | THERMOMETER | FLL | ARC DEVICES USA INC. | CF1-0196 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |