FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
GPS STRETCHER
MDR report key: 1191324
·
Received September 26, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1824206-2008-03620
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 26, 2008
- Date of Event
- September 5, 2008
- Report Date
- September 5, 2008
- Manufacturer
- HILL-ROM RITTER
- Product Code
- FPO
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE BRAKES NOT HOLDING/WORKING COULD LEAD TO UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE STRETCHER WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED TWO BRAKE CASTERS IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE CONDUCTING MAINTENANCE, A TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS STRETCHER WOULD NOT HOLD. THERE WAS NO PT INVOLVEMENT IN THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPS STRETCHER | WHEELED STRETCHER | FPO | HILL-ROM RITTER | P881 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |