FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WINCO DROP ARM CHAIR
MDR report key: 3057236
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Received April 8, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- MW5029717
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 8, 2013
- Date of Event
- November 11, 2012
- Report Date
- April 8, 2013
- Manufacturer
- WINCO MFG, LLC
- Product Code
- FRJ
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT CHAIR HAS DROP ARM MECHANISM THAT EASILY DROPS THE ARM. LATCH IS BACK CORNER OF CHAIR. IV TUBES, ELECTRIC CORDS ETC WILL CATCH ON THE LATCH AND THE ARM DROPS. THE QUICKNESS OF THE DROPPING MECHANISM HAS PINCHED AND CUT FINGERS. ALSO IT HAS PINCHED IV INFUSION LINES DISRUPTING THE FLOW OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN ONCOLOGY, PINCHING THE BLOOD FILTRATION SUPPLY IN THE DIALYSIS UNIT AND OXYGEN TUBING IN REHAB CLINICS. TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE CHAIRS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142609 | WINCO DROP ARM CHAIR | WINCO DROP ARM CHAIR, 300 | FRJ | WINCO MFG, LLC | 6530 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disability |