FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DAILY ACTIVITY ASSIST DEVICE - UTENSIL FOR DRESSING, GROOMING, RECREAT

MDR report key: 2123108 · Received June 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
1525712-2011-00249
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 9, 2011
Date of Event
May 6, 2011
Report Date
June 9, 2011
Manufacturer
INVACARE
Product Code
FNG
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALLEGED HEMATOMA TO THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER OF LIFT AND SLING ARE UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER OF SLING AND LIFT ARE UNKNOWN. AGE AND MAINTENANCE HISTORY ARE UNKNOWN. PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR AN EVALUATION SO IT IS UNKNOWN IF A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED OR IF OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS MISUSE, ABUSE, OR LACK OF MAINTENANCE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. MDR FILED BASED ON ALLEGED INJURY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CONSUMER WAS BEING LIFTED FROM A SHOWER CHAIR TO THE BED. THE LIFT WAS IN THE UP POSITION WHEN THE LOOPS FOR THE SLING ALLEGEDLY BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE BASE OF THE LIFT. NO SERIOUS INJURY IS ALLEGED. NO MODEL NUMBER OR SERIAL NUMBER INFORMATION HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE LIFT OR SLING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DAILY ACTIVITY ASSIST DEVICE - UTENSIL FOR DRESSING, GROOMING, RECREAT 890.5050 FNG INVACARE UNKNOWN SLING NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 97 YR Required Intervention