FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

TOTAL GYM

MDR report key: 12311 · Received March 28, 1994

Report

Report Number
MW1001236
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 28, 1994
Date of Event
February 9, 1994
Report Date
February 24, 1994
Manufacturer
ENGINEERING FITNESS INTL. MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
ION
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM DEVICE WHEN THE SLIDE BOARD ON WHICH HE WAS SITTING SUDDENLY GAVE WAY CAUSING THE PT TO BEND HIS KNEE BEYOND HIS COMFORTABLE RANGE OF MOTION. THE PT WAS 8 WKS STATUS POST TOTAL KNEE SURGERY AT THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. X-RAYS AND MD ASSESSMENT WERE IMMEDIATELY ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DETERMINED ADVERSE EFFECTS OTHER THAN ACUTE PAIN, MODERATE EFFUSION AND MINOR REHAB SETBACKS. THE ROOT PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETERMINED AS THE PLACEMENT OF THE CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE SLIDE BOARD STABLE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY MISTAKE OR AN ASSEMBLY ERROR MADE ON SITE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TOTAL GYM EXERCISE ION ENGINEERING FITNESS INTL. MEDICAL SYSTEMS 42004

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Other