FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

POWERED WHEELCHAIR SYSTEM

MDR report key: 14719369 · Received June 16, 2022

Report

Report Number
9615350-2022-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 16, 2022
Date of Event
May 2, 2022
Report Date
June 16, 2022
Manufacturer
MOTION CONCEPTS LP
Product Code
ITI
UDI-DI
00754014710065
PMA / PMN Number
K150574
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE MENTIONED SYSTEM WAS SHIPPED FROM MOTION CONCEPTS TO (B)(6), AS PER DEALER REQUIREMENTS, ON (B)(6) 2019 AND THEN WAS SOLD TO (B)(6) HEALTH CARE, (B)(6). ON (B)(6) 2019. BUT THE WHEELCHAIR WAS MAINTAINED BY (B)(6). THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE END USER GOT PRESSURE SORES ON HER HIP AND BOTTOM OF HER HEEL THAT WAS IN A FOOTBOX, AS THE CUSHION ON THE SEATING SYSTEM SLIPPED FORWARD. DURING THE EVALUATION, IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE MOTION CONCEPTS DID NOT PROVIDE THE REPORTED CUSHION OR THE FOOTBOX, WHICH CAUSED THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT. THOSE WERE THIRD PARTY ITEMS, WHICH WERE ADDED TO THE SEATING SYSTEM BY THE DEALER. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE DEALER (B)(6), DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE WHEN THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED DURING THE MAINTENANCE, AND THEY DID NOT CONTACT MOTION CONCEPTS OR OUR IMPORTER FOR RESOLVING THE ISSUE. SO, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED NOT DUE TO MOTION CONCEPTS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION BUT, AS A PERSONAL INJURY WAS INVOLVED, MOTION CONCEPTS CONSIDER THIS INCIDENT TO BE REPORTABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ON (B)(6) 2022, (B)(6) WAS NOTIFIED BY INVACARE COOPERATION, THAT ONE OF THE DEALERS IN (B)(6) INFORMED THEM OF AN INCIDENT THAT WAS RELATED TO A MOTION CONCEPTS WHEELCHAIR. THE WHEELCHAIR WAS SOLD TO (B)(6) HEALTH CARE (B)(6) BUT (B)(6) WAS MAINTAINING IT. THEY NOTIFIED THAT THE CUSHION ON THE SYSTEM SLIPPED FORWARD, AND THE END USER GOT PRESSURE SORES ON HER HIP AND BOTTOM OF HER HEEL THAT WAS IN A FOOTBOX. THE DEALER ALSO REPORTED THAT THE END-USER HAD TO CALL HER HEALTHCARE PERSON TO CHECK FOR THE PRESSURE SORES AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PRESSURE SORES WERE DEVELOPED GRADUALLY, AS THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE WHEELCHAIR WHEN THE ISSUE WAS DETECTED. MOTION CONCEPTS WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2209252 POWERED WHEELCHAIR SYSTEM WHEELCHAIR ITI MOTION CONCEPTS LP 45T-12L-RESR-MAXX 00754014710065

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Female Other