InjuryISA
THE FOOT CHOICE, OR HEALTH WORLD VIBRATING MASSAGER
Received Nov 15, 2007 · Event occurred Feb 10, 2006
Report MW5004483 · MDR key 951190
Device
Generic name
Vibrating/heat Applying/foot Massager
Manufacturer
Suarez Corp IndustriesProduct problems
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
YR
- Burn, Thermal
- Hospitalization required
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PATIENT'S FEET WERE BOTH BURNED BY A DEVICE THAT CONCENTRATED HEAT IN THE CENTER OF HIS FOOT, UNLIKE SIMILAR FDA APPROVED DEVICES THAT PROVIDE BOARD HEAT APPLICATION. THE DEVICE IS A VIBRATING/HEAT PROVIDING/FOOT MASSAGER IDENTIFIED IN ADVERTISING MATERIALS AS 1- THE FOOT CHOICE, OR 2-HEALTH WORLD VIBRATING MASSAGER. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE STATES, THAT THE PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED BY CO OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND THAT THE MIDDLEMAN IN THE DISTRIBUTION CHAIN IS ANOTHER CO OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY.