An afinion 2 instrument was set up to be used for demonstration purposes at a demonstration show.The instrument was plugged into an external power supply and extension cord not supplied with the instrument.The manufacturer of the power supply and extension cord is currently unknown.When the extension cord was plugged in the instrument the cord started to spark.The user turned on the instrument after this event but received an error code, and testing could not be performed on the instrument following the event.There was no impact to patient management as the device was used for demonstration purpose only by an abbott employee, not for patient testing.No injury or harm was reported.
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