FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

2182305-1999-00032

MDR report key: 256976 · Received December 22, 1999

Report

Report Number
2182305-1999-00032
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 22, 1999
Date of Event
November 15, 1997
Report Date
December 20, 1999
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORT FROM ATTORNEY, HE ADVISES HIS CLIENT WAS A 4 MONTH POST SPINAL CORD INJURY FROM A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. A BED WAS DELIVERED TO HIS HOME AND SET UP BY "NMC", HOMECARE DEALER, HIS CLIENT WAS RAISING/ADJUSTING THE HEAD OF THE BED WHEN THE FOOT SECTION ABRUPTLY ROSE CAUSING HIM TO [ALLEGEDLY BE] THROWN FROM THE BED ONTO THE FLOOR. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN HIS SPASMS ALLEGEDLY INCREASING IN SEVERITY. THE ATTORNEY BELIEVES THE CABLE WAS ROUTED IMPROPERLY THROUGH THE BED. THE DEALER EXCHANGED THE BED FOR ANOTHER ONE, AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE THE BED IN QUESTION IS LOCATED.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other