FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EXCELCARE BARIATRIC BED FRAME

MDR report key: 3093939 · Received April 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
1045510-2013-00010
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2013
Date of Event
March 28, 2013
Report Date
March 28, 2013
Manufacturer
HILL-ROM INC.
Product Code
FNL
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
HI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

HILL-ROM DISPATCHED A FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BEDFRAME. AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BED AND SIDERAIL, HE DETERMINED THAT THE PINS HOLDING THE SIDERAIL TO THE BEDFRAME HAD RELEASED AND ALLOWED THE SIDERAIL RELEASE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RIGHT HEAD SIDERAIL WITH ANOTHER ONE TO REPAIR THE BEDFRAME. THE SIDERAIL INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT WILL BE RETURNED TO HILL-ROM FOR A ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION AND A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE DETERMINED BY HILL-ROM ENGINEERING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HILL-ROM RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ON ONE OF ITS EXCELCARE BARIATRIC BED FRAMES ALLEGING THE PATIENT HAD INJURED THEIR SHOULDER AFTER FALLING FROM THE BED. THE PATIENT INDICATED HE ATTEMPTED TO POSITION HIMSELF IN BED USING THE RIGHT HEAD SIDERAIL WHEN IT RELEASED AND HE FELL OUT OF BED ONTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE PATIENT RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR A CLOSED REDUCTION OF THE LEFT SHOULDER AS A RESULT OF THE FALL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
181860 EXCELCARE BARIATRIC BED FRAME AC POWERED ADJUSTABLE HOSPITAL BED FNL HILL-ROM INC. P610B

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention