inforMED
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

Copperfit

Model number

KNEE SLEEVE

Catalog number

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Lot number

*

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.