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Received Jan 27, 1999

Report MW4002454 · MDR key 212806

Device

Generic name

Tanning Bed

Manufacturer

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Model number

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Catalog number

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Lot number

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Product problems

  • Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)

Patient

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Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECENTLY SIGNED UP FOR ANOTHER ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP AT GYM. AT THAT TIME SHE WAS GIVEN SEVERAL TANNING SESSIONS AS A BONUS. WHEN SHE WAS GIVEN A TOUR OF THE TANNING BED AREA, SHE WAS SHOWN A DRAWER IN A TANNING BOOTH WHERE THE GOGGLES WERE KEPT. WHEN SHE RECENTLY ATTEMPTED TO USE ONE OF THE TANNING BEDS, THERE WERE NO GOGGLES IN THE DRAWER. WHEN SHE INQUIRED ABOUT THIS, ONE OF THE HEATLH CLUB EMPLOYEES TOLD HER THAT THEY WERE ON ORDER AND WOULD NOT ARRIVE UNTIL FEBRUARY. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT "A YOUNG GIRL AT THE DESK" SUGGESTED THAT SHE GO INTO THE TANNING BED WITHOUT GOGGLES.