inforMED
InjuryDRG

TELEPATCH MONITORING SYSTEM

Received May 25, 2022 · Event occurred Jan 2, 2022

Report MW5109929 · MDR key 14514107

Device

Generic name

Transmitters And Receivers, Physiological Signal, Radiofrequency

Manufacturer

Medicomp, Inc.

Lot number

23821

Product problems

  • Temperature Problem

Patient

62 YR · Female

  • Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
  • Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

MEDICOMP TELEPATCH HEART MONITOR BURNED MY SKIN. DIAGNOSIS WAS ULCERATION CONSISTENT WITH SECOND DEGREE BURN. CONTACTED DR OFFICE AND MEDICOMP IMMEDIATELY. DR. OFFICE ADDRESSED MY CONCERNS. MEDICOMP IGNORED MY COMPLAINT FOR FIVE MONTHS. THEIR CONCERN WAS FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT. THIS CONTINUES TO BE THEIR CONCERN. PATIENT WELL BEING APPEARS TO BE OF NO CONCERN TO THIS COMPANY AS NOTED BY THEIR LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).