FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NOVAPLUS THERA-BAND NON-LATEX HEAVY DUTY BLACK
MDR report key: 24381381
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Received February 18, 2026
Report
- Report Number
- MW5184058
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 18, 2026
- Date of Event
- February 11, 2026
- Report Date
- February 13, 2026
- Manufacturer
- THE HYGENIC COMPANY, LLC.
- Product Code
- ION
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
DURING AN OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSION, A HEAVY-DUTY THERABAND RESISTANCE BAND SNAPPED AND THE PATIENT FELL BACKWARD ONTO HER TAILBONE WITHOUT APPRECIABLE INJURY. THE RESISTANCE BAND HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED TWO WEEKS PRIOR. UPON EXAMINING THE BROKEN THERABAND, THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS; THE BAND APPEARS TO HAVE TORN EVENLY ACROSS WITHOUT ANY JAGGED EDGES. THE REMAINING ROLL OF THERABAND WHERE THIS PIECE WAS TAKEN FROM WAS ALSO EXAMINED WITHOUT NOTING ANY APPRECIABLE OR OBVIOUS DEFECTS. THE REMAINDER OF THE ROLL THIS BAND CAME FROM WAS DISCARDED IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446007 | NOVAPLUS THERA-BAND NON-LATEX HEAVY DUTY BLACK | EXERCISER, NON-MEASURING | ION | THE HYGENIC COMPANY, LLC. | P05035 REV4 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR | Female |