FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
35-P PROFLEXX
MDR report key: 2503218
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Received March 20, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 1523574-2012-00003
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 20, 2012
- Date of Event
- February 11, 2012
- Report Date
- February 19, 2012
- Manufacturer
- FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.
- Product Code
- FPO
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- RI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE UNIT WAS NINE YEARS OLD. THE SCREW AND BUSHING USED TO ATTACH THE WHEEL TO THE LOAD FRAME WERE RUSTED AND THE LOAD WHEEL HAD THREATS WORN INTO BUSHING HOLE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHEN UNLOADING A STRETCHER THE FRONT LOAD WHEEL BOLT AND BUSHING CAME OUT OF THE LOAD WHEEL CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF THE LOAD FRAME. THE STRETCHER THEN TIPPED TO ONE SIDE. THE EMT AT THE FOOT END OF THE STRETCHER ASSUMED ALL THE WEIGHT ON THEIR ARM AND BACK. THE EMT WAS TREATED AT A MEDICAL FACILITY AND RELEASED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35-P PROFLEXX | 35-P | FPO | FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. | 35-P |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 YR | Required Intervention |