FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FUTURO ELASTIC BANDAGE WITH CLIPS

MDR report key: 2029736 · Received March 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
2110898-2011-00028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 21, 2011
Date of Event
July 30, 2010
Report Date
March 8, 2011
Manufacturer
BIERSDORF INC.
Product Code
FQM
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL: METHOD: PRODUCT NOT RETURNED. RESULTS: CLIP IS USED TO SECURE ELASTIC BANDAGE. CLIP HOOK IS NOT INTENDED TO COME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH SKIN. CONCLUSION: CLIP IS USED TO SECURE ELASTIC BANDAGE. CLIP HOOK IS NOT INTENDED TO COME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH SKIN. 3M COMPANY ACQUIRED THE FUTURO TRADE NAME AND PRODUCT LINE IN Q4 OF 2008. PRODUCT ARTWORK WAS NOT UPDATED TO LIST 3M AS THE MFR AS THE PRODUCT WAS DISCONTINUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CONSUMER DEVELOPED BACK PROBLEMS AND SWOLLEN ANKLES. AN ELASTIC BANDAGE WAS WRAPPED ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. IN THE PROCESS OF WRAPPING THE LEG, IT WAS PUNCTURED IN TWO PLACES FROM THE CLIPS USED TO SECURE THE BANDAGE. AN INFECTION DEVELOPED AT THE SITE OF THE INFECTION. THE CONSUMER WAS HOSPITALIZED TO TREAT THE INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FUTURO ELASTIC BANDAGE WITH CLIPS 880.5075 ELASTIC BANDAGE, FDA CODE FQM FQM BIERSDORF INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization