FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ABDUCTION PILLOW

MDR report key: 33962 · Received May 17, 1996

Report

Report Number
33962
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 17, 1996
Date of Event
May 11, 1996
Report Date
May 14, 1996
Manufacturer
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES
Product Code
IOZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL HIP PROCEDURE ON 5/10/96. ON THE MORNING OF 5/11/96, THE PT WAS NOTED TO HAVE LEFT FOOT DROP. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED THE PT PROBABLY HAS LEFT PERONEAL NERVE PALSY SECONDARY TO A TIGHT STRAP FROM THE ABDUCTION PILLOW AROUND THE PT'S LEFT CALF. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PT IS SUSCEPTIBLE DUE TO PRE-OP BACK PROBLEMS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ABDUCTION PILLOW ABDUCTION PILLOW WITH CONCAVE PILLOW IOZ DEROYAL INDUSTRIES UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention