KOLD WHOLE BODY CRYOTHERAPY
Received Jan 17, 2018 · Event occurred Dec 23, 2017
Report MW5074673 · MDR key 7203020
Device
Generic name
Immersion Hydrobath
Product problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information
Patient
51 YR
- Erythema
- Burning Sensation
- Superficial (First Degree) Burn
- Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
- Erythema
- Burning Sensation
- Superficial (First Degree) Burn
- Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
ON SATURDAY (B)(6) 2017, I FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDERWENT WHOLE BODY CRYOTHERAPY AT THE COMMERCIAL ENTITY KOLD CRYOTHERAPY AND FLOATATION LOCATED ON (B)(6). MY SON ACCOMPANIED ME TO THIS AS HE WAS A FREQUENT VISITOR OF THIS SITE. I UNDERWENT APPROX 3 MINS OF WHOLE BODY CRYOTHERAPY. MY SON WHO HAD THE SAME THERAPY BEFORE ME HAD NO ADVERSE EFFECTS. AFTER I EXITED THE THERAPY, I HAD WHOLE BODY REDNESS AND EXCESSIVE BURNING BEHIND MY LEFT KNEE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I DEVELOPED FIRST DEGREE AND SOME AREA OF SECOND DEGREE COLD BURNS WITH BLISTER FORMATION. WITH WOUND CARE, THIS IS NOW RESOLVING AND HEALING. MFR ADDRESS - KOLD CRYOTHERAPY AND FLOATATION, (B)(6), UNITED STATES. MFR WEBSITE (B)(4). EXPLANATION: I CONTACTED THE BUSINESS TO INFORM THEM OF THE BURN AND RECOMMENDED THEY CHECK EQUIPMENT. I DON'T PLAN TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION. PRODUCT TYPE: COMFORT AND RELAXATION. DOCUMENT NUMBER: (B)(4). REPORT NUMBER: (B)(4)