FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DELUXE SUPPORT SPACER SLING - MEDIUM

MDR report key: 10332935 · Received July 28, 2020

Report

Report Number
3007802293-2020-00013
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 28, 2020
Date of Event
July 9, 2020
Report Date
December 30, 2020
Manufacturer
HANDICARE USA INC.
Product Code
FSA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: THE SLING WAS RETURNED AND INVESTIGATED. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE. DESPITE STATIC LOAD TEST PERFORMED IN VARIOUS MISUSE SCENARIOS, THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RECREATED. THIS TESTING, IN ADDITION TO THE 1.5 X SAFE WORKING LOAD STANDARD TESTING, DEMONSTRATES THAT THE FAILURE IS NOT CAUSED BY AN OVERLOAD. COMPLAINTS WILL BE MONITORED TO EVALUATE IF CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN LIFTING A USER FROM A SHOWER CHAIR TO HIS BED, A LEG STRAP CAME OFF THE SLING. THE USER FELL APPROXIMATELY 10 - 30 CM BACK INTO THE CHAIR AND WAS UNINJURED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
800510 DELUXE SUPPORT SPACER SLING - MEDIUM LIFTING SLING FSA HANDICARE USA INC. 8H4400

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1