inforMED
InjuryFRJ

HEATED/MASSAGE RECLINER

Received Oct 21, 2014 · Event occurred Oct 5, 2014

Report MW5038802 · MDR key 4206843

Device

Generic name

Heated/massage Recliner

Manufacturer

Winco

Model number

694

Product problems

  • Overheating of Device

Patient

66 YR

  • No Code Available

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT WAS SITTING IN HEATED CHAIR AND NOTICED THE SEAT WAS HOT. THE PATIENT STATES THE CHAIR WAS OFF AND LIGHT WAS NOT LIT. WHEN PATIENT LEFT CHAIR, A LARGE BLACK AREA WAS NOTED ON THE SEAT. CHAIR WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND INVESTIGATION BEGUN BY WINCO. CHAIR WAS SENT TO WINCO FOR INVESTIGATION. HEATED CHAIR REMAINED HOT WHILE PATIENT IN CHAIR. PATIENT LEFT CHAIR AREA NOTED WHICH RESEMBLED A BURN MARK.