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BALTIC AMBER TEETHING NECKLACES/BRACELETS

Received May 13, 2021 · Event occurred Apr 11, 2021

Report MW5101333 · MDR key 11818572

Device

Generic name

Ring, Teething, Non-fluid Filled

Manufacturer

True Baltic Amber

Product problems

  • Material Twisted/Bent

Patient

8 MO

  • Strangulation
  • Strangulation

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ON (B)(6) 2021 WE LOST OUR SWEET (B)(6) DUE TO BEING STRANGLED BY A TEETHING NECKLACE THAT SHE WAS WEARING. (B)(6) WAS (B)(6) OLD AND BEAR CRAWLED EVERYWHERE. EVIDENTLY, SHE CRAWLED UNDER HER WALKER AND IT WAS CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AS SHE FLIPPED OVER. IT STRANGLED HER TO DEATH. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).