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MalfunctionEFS

WATER PIK CORDLESS SLIDE WATER FLOSSER

Received Nov 9, 2023 · Event occurred Nov 6, 2023

Report 0001712259-2023-00023 · MDR key 18101600

Device

Generic name

Oral Irrigator

Manufacturer

Water Pik Inc.

Model number

WF-16

Lot number

230111HAP

Product problems

  • Electrical /Electronic Property Problem
  • Electrical /Electronic Property Problem

Patient

Female

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

CUSTOMER HAD CHARGED UNIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR USING THE WATERPIK CHARGING CUBE WE SENT HER AND THEN UNHOOKED IT FROM UNIT BUT LEFT THE CORD ATTACHED TO WALL. WENT BACK AN HOUR OR SO LATER AND THE END WAS BURNING. CUSTOMER SAID LEFT MARK ON COUNTER AS WELL. UNIT SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE UP TO AND AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH CORD. CUSTOMER WANTED A REPLACEMENT--OFFERED AND SENT AN UPGRADE TO WP-580

Remedial action

  • Other