FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BLEDSOE WALKING BOOT

MDR report key: 371957 · 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