GENIUM - BIONIC PROSTHETIC SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 9615892-2020-00006
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 3, 2020
- Date of Event
- July 18, 2020
- Report Date
- July 24, 2020
- Manufacturer
- OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH
- Product Code
- ISY
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION OF THE DEVICE SHOWED NO RELEVANT ERROR WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE OCCURRED EVENT.
DEVICE EVALUATION IN PROGRESS; SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AFTER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED.
FALL - THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FALL. PATIENT WAS CYCLING ON (B)(6) 2020, AT THE FIRST BREAK IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO SWITCH FROM BIKE MODE TO WALKING MODE, NEITHER BY APP NOR WITH THE DEVICE ITSELF. SO THE USER DROVE BACK HOME TO CONNECT THE DEVICE TO THE POWER, AFTER WHICH THE WALKING MODE WAS USABLE AGAIN. THE COCKPIT APP WAS ALSO DELETED AND REINSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER THAT, SWITCHING FROM BIKE TO WALKING MODE WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE USER DROVE APPROX. 1KM, STOPPED, GOT OFF AND SWITCHED TO WALKING MODE VIA THE COCKPIT APP, THE CHANGE WAS CONFIRMED BY SIGNALS, THE USER TOOK THE FIRST STEP, THE JOINT COLLAPSED WITHOUT RESISTANCE AND RESULTS IN A FALL. FRACTURE AROUND THE ENDOPROSTHETIC FEMORAL STEM, THE FEMORAL STEM IS NOTICEABLY MOVABLE - SURGERY IS IN PREPARATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 819629 | GENIUM - BIONIC PROSTHETIC SYSTEM | EXTERNAL ABOVE KNEE PROSTHESIS | ISY | OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH | 3B1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR | Hospitalization| R |