MalfunctionIDY
TRIAGLE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Received Dec 23, 1993 · Event occurred Dec 15, 1993
Report 10983 · MDR key 10983
Device
Generic name
Histology Floatation Work Station
Manufacturer
Triangle Biomedical SciencesModel number
H-FWSCatalog number
NI
Lot number
NI
Patient
NA
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE DEVICE WAS NOT BEING USED AND THE FLOTATION DISH HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HEATING WELL. THE HEATING UNIT HAD BEEN ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON AND THE PLASTIC FRAME OF THE DEVICE WAS STARTING TO MELT AND SMOKE WHILE IT WAS POSITIONED ON A LAB COUNTER. FORTUNATELY, A LAB TECH WORKING IN THE AREA SMELLED THE BURNING PLASTIC AND INVESTIGATED. THE DEVICE WAS UNPLUGGED AND TRANSPORTED TO OUR BIOMED DEPT FOR INSPECTION.