TRANS CHAIR,19", HAMR, 8" WHL, 250 LB
Report
- Report Number
- 1417592-2025-00673
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- December 1, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 20, 2025
- Report Date
- May 15, 2026
- Manufacturer
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
- Product Code
- INM
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
UPDATED D9: DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION AND DATE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER. UPDATED H6: INVESTIGATION FINDINGS (C). UPDATED H6: INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS (D).
ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY, ON (B)(6) 2025, "PATIENT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL OUT ONTO PORCH IN WHEELCHAIR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. WHEELS WERE NOT PLACED IN THE LOCK POSITION BY CAREGIVER PRIOR TO LEAVING PATIENT ALONE. PATIENT GUIDED HER WHEELCHAIR OVER THE THRESHOLD AND DOWN ONTO THE PORCH WHERE THE WHEELCHAIR FLIPPED OVER. PATIENT SUSTAINED A RIGHT KNEE FRACTURE AND A PELVIC FRACTURE." PER THE FACILITY, "ORTHOPEDIC CONSULT RECOMMENDED SURGERY, BUT PATIENT WAS A POOR CANDIDATE DUE TO COMORBIDITIES. SHE WENT TO REHAB AND THEN RETURNED HOME." FACILITY MENTIONED PATIENT IS NOW DECEASED, HOWEVER UNABLE TO ANSWER WHETHER THE DEVICE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEATH. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE DEVICE MALFUNCTION CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEATH. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED EVENT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO SERIOUS INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION, THEREFORE, THIS MEDWATCH IS BEING FILED. IF ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IS IDENTIFIED OR OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED.
ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY, ON (B)(6) 2025, "PATIENT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL OUT ONTO PORCH IN WHEELCHAIR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. WHEELS WERE NOT PLACED IN THE LOCK POSITION BY CAREGIVER PRIOR TO LEAVING PATIENT ALONE. PATIENT GUIDED HER WHEELCHAIR OVER THE THRESHOLD AND DOWN ONTO THE PORCH WHERE THE WHEELCHAIR FLIPPED OVER. PATIENT SUSTAINED A RIGHT KNEE FRACTURE AND A PELVIC FRACTURE."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28232 | TRANS CHAIR,19", HAMR, 8" WHL, 250 LB | INM | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP | 16422050001 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 YR | Female | Death| H| O |