ENOVATE MEDICAL
Received Nov 13, 2017 · Event occurred Oct 26, 2017
Report MW5073262 · MDR key 7025546
Device
Product problems
- Fire
- Smoking
Patient
Not reported
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Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
AT 01:36 ON (B)(6) 2017 A NURSE DISCOVERED THAT AN ENOVATE MOBIUS LITHIUM BATTERY WAS SMOKING, WHILE BEING KEPT IN A BATTERY CHARGER. (THESE BATTERIES ARE USED TO POWER OUR FLEET OF ENOVATE SYDEKICK COMPUTER CARTS.) THE NURSE TOOK THE BATTERY OUTSIDE VIA ELEVATOR. ONCE OUTSIDE, THE BATTERY BURST INTO FLAME.