InjuryKPJ
NUMOBAG
Received Nov 13, 2001 · Event occurred Oct 18, 2000
Report 2030595-2001-00001 · MDR key 360339
Device
Generic name
Numobag
Manufacturer
Numotech, Inc.Model number
NUMOBAGCatalog number
NBC 952
Lot number
104109
Product problems
- Fire
- Method, improper/incorrect
- Use of Device Problem
Patient
47 YR
- Burn(s)
- Hospitalization required
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
AROUND 2:30 PM, OCTOBER 2001, A PT RECEIVING TOPICAL HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY AT HOME VIA THE NUMOBAG KIT, CALLED NUMOTECH REP ON THEIR CELL PHONE STATING THAT, "I LIT A CIGARETTE BEFORE MY TREATMENT WAS DONE AND I SET THE BAG ON FIRE AND I BURNED MYSELF." NUMOTECH REP ASKED IF PT HAD CALLED 911. PT SAID THEY HAD. NUMOTECH REP STATED THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO HELP. PT IS RECOVERING FROM THIRD DEGREE BURNS. NO OTHER INFO AVAILABLE.
Remedial action
- Other