FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

POWERED WHEELCHAIR

MDR report key: 1821159 · Received August 26, 2010

Report

Report Number
1525712-2010-00121
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 26, 2010
Date of Event
February 22, 2010
Report Date
August 25, 2010
Manufacturer
INVACARE
Product Code
ITI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A USER WAS LOANED AN INVACARE CHAIR BY THEIR SERVICE PROVIDER WHILE THEIR ORIGINAL CHAIR WAS IN NEED OF SERVICE. WHILE USING THIS LOANER CHAIR, THE CONSUMER ALLEGEDLY FELL OUT AND BROKE HER ARM. DETAILS OF EVENT WERE NOT PROVIDED BY THE USER'S FAMILY MEMBER. LOGS OF THE SERVICE TRANSACTIONS WERE OBTAINED AND A MODEL NUMBER OF THE CHAIR LOANED WAS VERIFIED ON (B)(6) 2010. THE USER WAS IN NEED OF A SMALLER CHAIR THAN THE LOANER THEY WERE PROVIDED. THIS LARGER CHAIR APPEARED TO BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THIS USER. THE USER'S ORIGINAL CHAIR HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND IS BACK IN SERVICE. NO MALFUNCTION IS APPARENT AND LOANER CHAIR REMAINS IN USE AT THE SERVICE FACILITY. MDR FILED BASED ON ALLEGED UNCONFIRMED INJURY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CONSUMER WAS MOVING AROUND THE ROOM AND ALLEGEDLY FELL OUT OF THE CHAIR AND HIT THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A BROKEN LEFT SHOULDER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 POWERED WHEELCHAIR 890.3860 ITI INVACARE M51

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention