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Safety Alert for Rite Aid Mini Digital Temple Touch Thermometer

According to Department of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Hong Kong that was produced by Medisim Ltd.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Date
    2018-03-08
  • Event Date Posted
    2018-03-08
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20180308a.html
  • Notes / Alerts
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Reason
    Medical device safety alert: rite aid mini digital temple touch thermometer therapeutic goods administration (tga), australia, has issued a medical device safety alert concerning rite aid mini digital temple touch thermometer [lot number: 5216], manufactured by medisim ltd. according to the manufacturer, the battery compartment on the thermometer is not adequately secured, allowing unintentional access to the button battery inside. in the event a young child gains access to the button batteries themselves and ingests them, they may suffer internal burns injuries, that may result in a serious injury and as a worst case scenario even death. furthermore, access to these batteries may pose a choking hazard to young children. the affected consumers are requested immediately stop using the thermometer. product recall is on-going. for details, please refer to the following tga website: http://apps.Tga.Gov.Au/prod/sara/arn-detail.Aspx?k=rc-2018-rn-00195-1 if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 8 mar 2018.

Device

Rite Aid Mini Digital Temple Touch Thermometer
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Rite Aid Mini Digital Temple Touch Thermometer
  • Manufacturer
    Medisim Ltd

Manufacturer

Medisim Ltd