inforMED
InjuryOLI

ULTRASLIM DIGITAL

Received Mar 30, 2023 · Event occurred Mar 17, 2023

Report 3010053-2023-00004 · MDR key 16643299

Device

Generic name

Fat Reducing Low Level Laser

Manufacturer

Ward Photonics

Model number

60008

Catalog number

60008

Lot number

230109-01

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

Female

  • Superficial (First Degree) Burn
  • Superficial (First Degree) Burn

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ALLEGED BLISTERS / RASH ON PATIENT SKIN FOLLOWING RED LIGHT TREATMENT. PATIENT CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN "BURNED." NOTE THAT BLISTERS WERE FOUND UNDER CLOTHING, AND NOT IN AREAS OF DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE LIGHT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PATIENT CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN BURNED UNDERNEATH HER UNDERWEAR BY THE LIGHT. SHE HAS SINCE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE ALLEGED "BURN." THE RESULTS OF THE MEDICAL EXAM ARE NOT KNOWN TO US. NOTE THAT THE AFFECTED AREA WAS UNDERNEATH CLOTHING AND NOT DIRECTLY IN THE LIGHT. ALSO NOTE THAT THE APPARENT "BLISTERS" APPEAR TO BE MORE SIMILAR TO SOME TYPE OF A SKIN INFECTION. DEVICE WAS INSPECTED BY MANUFACTURER AND ALL SPECIFICATIONS ARE WITHIN REQUIREMENTS.