FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

NON AC-POWERED PATIENT LIFT

MDR report key: 2884516 · Received December 22, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004493922-2012-00756
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 22, 2012
Date of Event
November 12, 2012
Report Date
December 21, 2012
Manufacturer
INVACARE SUZHOU
Product Code
FSA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MDR DECISION DATE: (B)(4). NO RMA HAS BEEN INITIATED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE MALFUNCTION HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MDR DECISION DATE: (B)(4). SERIOUS INJURY ALLEGED. MALFUNCTION ALLEGED. PROVIDER STATES THAT HOSPICE STATED THAT DURING PATIENT TRANSPORT, THE FRONT CASTER LOCKED UP CAUSING THE LIFT TO FLIP OVER. ALLEGEDLY, AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT BROKE A FEMUR, BECAME BED BOUND AND DIED ONE WEEK LATER. MDR FILED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NON AC-POWERED PATIENT LIFT 880.5510 FSA INVACARE SUZHOU 9805P

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 Death