MalfunctionFQL
COPPERFIT KNEE SLEEVE
Received Jun 2, 2014 · Event occurred May 1, 2014
Report MW5036523 · MDR key 3866833
Device
Generic name
Copperfit Knee Sleeve
Manufacturer
CopperfitModel number
KNEE SLEEVECatalog number
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Lot number
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Product problems
- Device Operates Differently Than Expected
Patient
43 YR
- Therapeutic Response, Decreased
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
I BOUGHT A COPPERFIT COMPRESSION KNEE COMPRESSION KIT THAT WAS ADVERTISED AS HAVING A "THERAPEUTIC COPPER, ESSENTIAL TO YOUR BODY. TWO TECHNOLOGIES COMBINED [COPPER AND COMPRESSION] TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MUSCLE SORENESS." AFTER USING THIS PRODUCT FOR A FEW WEEKS, I NOTED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE SUPPORT FOR MY MUSCLE SORENESS THAN WHEN I WORE AN ELASTIC COMPRESSION DEVICE WITH NO COPPER INFUSED IN IT. THE COPPERFIT DEVICE WAS "MUCH" MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE SIMPLE ELASTIC COMPRESSION DEVICE I BOUGHT FROM MY LOCAL TARGET STORE.