FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
BLEDSOE WALKING BOOT
MDR report key: 371957
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Received January 11, 2002
Report
- Report Number
- MW1023840
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 11, 2002
- Date of Event
- December 28, 2001
- Report Date
- January 11, 2002
- Manufacturer
- MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- Product Code
- IQI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC BLEDSOE WALKING BOOT SOLE FAILURE. PT WAS WARNED THAT THE SOLE COULD FAIL BY THE PROSTHETICS TECHS BECAUSE SEVERAL RECENTLY HAD. IT FAILED WITHIN 5 HRS OF LIGHT DUTY USE. ON EXAMINATION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT INSUFFICIENT GLUE WAS APPLIED AND IT WAS NOT CLAMPED WITH SUFFICIENT PRESSURE. ALSO THE ALIGNMENT TABS ON THE SOLE WERE GROSSLY DEFICIENT AND NO QA HAD BEEN DONE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLEDSOE WALKING BOOT | SPLINT | IQI | MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 YR | Other |