FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
OTTO BOCK
MDR report key: 195009
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Received October 28, 1998
Report
- Report Number
- 2182293-1998-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 28, 1998
- Date of Event
- August 7, 1998
- Report Date
- August 10, 1998
- Manufacturer
- OTTO BOCK ORTHOPEDIC INDUSTRY, INC.
- Product Code
- ISY
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
RECEIVED A PHONE CALL ADVISING THAT AN AMPUTEE FORMERLY TREATED BY ANOTHER FACILITY HAD REPORTEDLY FALLEN WHILE WEARING A 3R60 KNEE AND FRACTURED HIS NON-AMPUTATED LEG. THE PATIENT IS REPORTED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY TO REPAIR THE FRACTURE AND WILL THEN RESUME AMBULATION. THE AMPUTEE IS REPORTED TO HAVE TOLD THE OTHER FACILITY STAFF THAT THE KNEE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY A FEW DAYS EARLIER, AND WAS ALLEGEDLY ADVISED TO CONTINUE USING IT. THE FALL OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER. CO HAS PROVIDED THE PATIENT WITH A NEW KNEE AND WILL FORWARD THE KNEE FOR EVALUATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OTTO BOCK | KNEE FOR ARTIFICIAL LIMB | ISY | OTTO BOCK ORTHOPEDIC INDUSTRY, INC. | 3R60 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Hospitalization| R |