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Report Summary
9 YOF ingested three magnet balls & was presented to hospital seven days later with abdominal pain. It was found magnets caused fistula between stomach & jejunum as strong force caused them to oppose in two separate regions of intestine. She required emergency surgery.
Product Details
- Product Description: Magnet balls "Neoballs"
- Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler Name: Zen Magnets LLC
- Brand Name: Neoballs
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- Product Category: Toys & Children
- Product Type: Toys
- Product Code: Building Sets (1345)
Incident Details
- Incident Description: A 9 yr old girl ingested 3 of the Neoball magnets around 5/12/2020. She presented to our hospital on 5/19/2020 with abdominal pain, and we found the magnets to have caused a fistula between the stomach and jejunum as the strong force caused them to oppose in 2 separate regions of her intestine. She required emergency surgery for this life threatening situation and has now recovered.
- Incident Date: 5/19/2020
- Incident Location: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Victims Involved
- Injury Information: Injury - Hospital Admission
- My Relationship to the Victim: Unspecified
- Gender: Female
- Victim's Age When Incident Occurred: 9 years
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Additional Details
- Submitter has product?: No
- Product was damaged before incident?: No
- Product was modified before incident?: No
- If yes to any, explanation: The family has the product; i am her surgeon.
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- Report Number: 20200522-4058A-2147372184
- Report Date: 5/22/2020
- Sent to Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler: 6/17/2020
- Report First Publication Date: 7/8/2020
- Category of Submitter: Health Care Professional