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MalfunctionNFB

PRECSION MEDICAL INC.

Received Sep 4, 2013 · Event occurred Aug 14, 2013

Report 2523148-2013-00004 · MDR key 3381555

Device

Generic name

Oxygen Conserver

Model number

EP5

Catalog number

198705

Lot number

NA

Product problems

  • Fire

Patient

UNK

  • Injury

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

FIRE INVOLVING A OXYGEN CONSERVER AND OXYGEN TANKS. PATIENT (B)(6) WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED, DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. TRAILER HAD FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE. AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN CAUSE FOR THE FIRE, EVIDENCE INDICATES POSSIBLE SMOKING BY PATIENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE WITH A CONSERVER. NO REPORTABLE INJURIES, BUT FIRE AND SMOKING DAMAGE, TO DWELLING. PHOTOS OF CONSERVER WERE SENT, SHOWING FIRE DAMAGE, BUT THE CONSERVER AND TANKS HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY US.