TI100 TRANSPORT INCUBATOR
Received Feb 27, 1998
Report 2510954-1998-00002 · MDR key 153345
Device
Generic name
Transport Incubator
Manufacturer
Hill-rom Air-shieldsModel number
TI100Catalog number
6730070
Lot number
*
Product problems
- Fire
Patient
NA
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MODEL TI100 TRANSPORT INCUBATOR WAS IN A HALLWAY PLUGGED INTO AN AC RECEPTACLE TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT WARMTH AND BATTERY CHARGE. THE UNIT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
A MFR ENGINEER PERFORMED AN EVAL OF THE DEVICE. ENGINEER'S FINDINGS CONFIRMED THAT THE BATTERY CHARGER CONNECTOR 4P1/4J1 HAD BECOME OVERHEATED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED OVERHEATING OF ADJACENT COMPONENTS. A MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY ALERT WAS ISSUED IN 1995 NOTIFYING USERS OF THIS SITUATION. FACILITY INDICATED BEING AWARE OF THIS NOTIFICATION.