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OtherFRA

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Received Nov 19, 1997

Report MW1012480 · MDR key 133310

Device

Generic name

Ozone Generator

Manufacturer

Unk

Model number

NI

Catalog number

NI

Lot number

NI

Product problems

  • Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)

Patient

NA

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ACCORDING TO THE RPTR, A CHIROPRACTOR IS USING AN OZONE GENERATOR TO "TREAT" PTS. THE CHIROPRACTOR IS REPORTEDLY FOCUSING ON PEOPLE WITH AIDS AND CANCER. THE RPTR BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PRACTICE AFTER SEEING A SEGMENT ON "20/20" ABOUT THE DEVICES. THE RPTR IS CONCERNED THAT THE TREATMENTS MAY IN SOME WAY BE DETRIMENTAL AND THAT THE DEVICES ARE NOT FDA APPROVED. THE CHIROPRACTOR HAS THEIR OWN WEB PAGE WHERE THEY DISCUSS THE USE OF OZONE GENERATORS.