FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WHITMEYER HEADREST
MDR report key: 3799696
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Received April 22, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2937137-2014-00014
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 22, 2014
- Date of Event
- April 7, 2014
- Report Date
- April 7, 2014
- Manufacturer
- SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC.
- Product Code
- IMS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
IT APPEARS THAT THE WHEELCHAIR AND/OR PARTS INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT ARE BEING RETURNED TO SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC. IF AND WHEN THE CHAIR/PARTS ARE REC'D, OUR INTERNAL FAILURE INVESTIGATOR WILL COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION AND A F/U REPORT WILL BE FILED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A DEALER REPORTED TO SUNRISE MEDICAL THAT AN END-USER HAS SUSTAINED SKIN BREAKDOWN BEHIND HER RIGHT EAR. THE DEALER IS ALLEGING THAT SHARP METAL EDGES ON THE HEADREST PAD ARE WHAT IS CAUSING THE SKIN BREAKDOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242189 | WHITMEYER HEADREST | HEADREST | IMS | SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC. | HU-MTLCV |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |