FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ARC INSTATEMP

MDR report key: 7108022 · 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