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The customer reported that the alarm caught on fire and the facility reported that on (b)(6) 2023 a staff member came into a patient¿s room and smelled an odor and heard a buzzing sound; the alarm device was found on the night stand with visible damage to the device, with no visualized smoke, fire, or spark and no patient involvement or injury noted.Medline received one patient alarm in used condition and observed that the front of the casing had a visible burn hole through which the internal circuitry was visible, the battery hatch was intact, the battery was still in the unit, and the unit had a very strong odor of burnt plastic.The investigation results were confirmed; the product was inspected per pic-00394 and the result of the pic testing was functional defect.The cause was documented as cannot determine cause with received sample, and the division will monitor through trending.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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