COLLEG PARK
Report
- Report Number
- 1834241-2024-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 9, 2024
- Date of Event
- February 19, 2024
- Report Date
- April 19, 2024
- Manufacturer
- COLLEGE PARK INDUSTRIES, INC
- Product Code
- ISH
- UDI-DI
- 00195411041428
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
(B)(6) OF AMPUTEE ASSOCIATES/VSA PROSTHETIC CENTER IN MARIETTA, GA EXPLAINED THE USER HAD FALLEN A FEW MONTHS PRIOR WHILE THE FOOT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE THEIR BALANCE AND "THROWING HIM SIDEWAYS." (B)(6) STATED THE HYDRAULICS FELT LIKE IT HAD AIR BUBBLES AND WAS CYCLING SLOW, THEN FAST AND DID NOT FEEL SMOOTH. THE PATIENT IS AN ABOVE KNEE AMPUTEE AND WEARS NOT ONLY THE COLLEGE PARK ODYSSEY K3 FOOT, BUT ALSO A COMPETITORS MICROPROCESSOR KNEE. ERIC SAID IT WAS STUCK IN A DORSIFLEX POSITION AND IT COULD HAVE EXASPERATED THE KNEE WHEN THE PATIENT WASN'T EXPECTING IT. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED ODYSSEY K3 FOOT CONFIRMED THE ANKLE AND ADJUSTMENT VALVES WERE FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED. INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND AIR IN THE SYSTEM FROM TWO WORN SEALS. THE AIR IN THE SYSTEM DID NOT PREVENT PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE ANKLE, AS THE ANKLE WAS FOUND TO ADJUST SMOOTHLY. FOOT WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE DRY AREAS ON THE AXIAL PIN, BUT AXIAL PIN WAS FREE OF STRIATIONS AND DAMAGE INDICATING PIN CONTINUED TO ROTATE AS INDENTED. THE SEALS DO WEAR DUE TO NORMAL USE. THE OIL LEAK FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION WOULD NOT CAUSE THE FOOT TO MALFUNCTION, AS CLAIMED, BUT COULD CAUSE A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE, WHICH WOULD BE UNNOTICEABLE TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONALLY, COLLEGE PARK IFU'S STATES COMPATIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE ARE ACHIEVED ONLY WHEN COLLEGE PARK PRODUCTS ARE USED WITH OTHER RECOMMENDED COLLEGE PARK PRODUCTS. THE COLLEGE PARK ODYSSEY K3 FOOT WAS BEING USED WITH A COMPETITORS MICROPROCESSOR KNEE. SINCE THE FOOT FUNCTIONED SMOOTHLY AND AS INTENDED, IT IS UNLIKELY IT EXASPERATED THE MICROPROCESSOR KNEE. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: CPI HAS REVIEWED THE REPORTED PROBLEM, AND WE CONCLUDE THAT NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE FOOT FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. THE FOOT APPEARED TO BE UNDER NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. COLLEGE PARK WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE RETURNS FOR TRENDS.
PATIENT FELL A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A BROKEN HIP AND WAS NOT ABLE TO COME IN TO SEE HIS PROSTHETIST DUE TO HIS INJURY. THE PATIENT IS AN ABOVE KNEE AMPUTEE AND ALSO WEARS A PROSTHETIC MICROPROCESSOR KNEE (THIS PRODUCT IS NOT MANUFACTURED BY COLLEGE PARK). THE PROSTHETIST COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE ODYSSEY K3 PROSTHETIC FOOT OR PROSTHETIC MICROPROCESSOR KNEE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL. THE PROSTHETIST DID MENTION THAT THE ODYSSEY K3 PROSTHETIC FOOT DID NOT FEEL SMOOTH IN MOTION. COLLEGE PARK WANTED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT SINCE THE FALL CAUSED THE PATIENT TO HAVE SURGERY. THE ODYSSEY K3 FOOT HAS A 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND THIS PRODUCT IS ONE MONTH FROM BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.
PATIENT FELL A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A BROKEN HIP AND WAS NOT ABLE TO COME IN TO SEE HIS PROSTHETIST DUE TO HIS INJURY. THE PATIENT IS AN ABOVE KNEE AMPUTEE AND ALSO WEARS A PROSTHETIC MICROPROCESSOR KNEE (THIS PRODUCT IS NOT MANUFACTURED BY COLLEGE PARK). THE PROSTHETIST COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE ODYSSEY K3 PROSTHETIC FOOT OR PROSTHETIC MICROPROCESSOR KNEE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL. THE PROSTHETIST DID MENTION THAT THE ODYSSEY K3 PROSTHETIC FOOT DID NOT FEEL SMOOTH IN MOTION. COLLEGE PARK WANTED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT SINCE THE FALL CAUSED THE PATIENT TO HAVE SURGERY. THE ODYSSEY K3 FOOT HAS A 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND THIS PRODUCT IS ONE MONTH FROM BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490417 | COLLEG PARK | ODYSSEY K3 | ISH | COLLEGE PARK INDUSTRIES, INC | ODK3 EN 26 D2 | 01292021 | 00195411041428 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 YR | Male | Hospitalization | ODYSSEY K3 - PROSTHETIST FITTED ON (B)(6) 2021. |