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Type of Device:
pump, portable, aspiration (manual or powered)
Device Brand Name:
EsyGoVac Aspirator
Device Manufacturer's Name:
Precision Medical, Inc.
Date of this Report:
(mm/dd/yyyy)
11/15/2013
Describe the Event
or Problem:
Nurse entered acute care unit (ACU) at 6AM, smell of sulfur was detected. Plant Operations called to help locate smell. All equipment checked for heat. The portable suction on the code cart was very hot. Item unplugged and removed from service and sent to Biomed to be looked at. Later, Biomed reported that the battery inside the suction unit had swelled and overheated so much it destroyed the suction unit. The unit got so hot it destroyed many identifiers.
the device(s) may have
caused or contributed to:
Not applicable
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