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MalfunctionLEJ

SUNQUEST PRO 26SX-2F

Received Mar 10, 1999 · Event occurred Jan 29, 1999

Report 1422143-1999-00001 · MDR key 214549

Device

Generic name

Tanning Bed (sunbed)

Model number

26SX-2F

Catalog number

26SX-2F

Lot number

NA

Product problems

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

Patient

UNKNOWN

  • Burn(s)

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A TANNING SALON OPERATOR REPORTED TO SPECTRUM PRODUCTS INC., DISTRIBUTOR ETS INC., THAT TWO INDIVIDUALS HAD REC'D A SUNBURN THAT OCCURRED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPECTRUM MFG SUNBED. THE TANNING SALON OPERATOR REPORTED THAT 2 PEOPLE HAD BEEN SUNBURNED BY THE FACE TANNERS IN THEIR 1994 SUNQUEST 26SX-2F UNITS. ACCORDING TO THE SALON OPERATOR THE BLUE FILTER GLASS SLID APPROX 2 INCHES OUT OF PLACE ALLOWING UNFILTERED FACE TANNER LAMP LIGHT TO REACH THE CUSTOMERS FACE. NO INFO WAS PROVIDED AS TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR SUNBURN.

Remedial action

  • Repair