FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KNEE IMMOB.BLUE CNVS 22" MEDIU

MDR report key: 417819 · Received September 18, 2002

Report

Report Number
1037420-2002-00013
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 18, 2002
Report Date
September 11, 2002
Manufacturer
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC
Product Code
ITQ
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE END OF THE STAY POCKET AT THE BOTTOM OF THE IMMOBILIZER WAS NOT SEWN. THE BINDING GOES AROUND THE KNEE BODY BUT DID NOT CATCH THE STAY POCKET. THE STAY CAME OUT OF THE IMMOBILIZER AND HIT THE BRICK STEPS AS THE PATIENT WAS WALKING AND CAUSED THEM TO FALL AND DISLOCATE THEIR KNEE AGAIN. PT WAS PUT INTO THIS BRACE AT THE HOSPITAL LAST WEEKEND AFTER THEY DISLOCATED THEIR KNEE. REPORTER DESCRIBED THE PRODUCT AS BLUE WITH WHITE BINDING, THE PRODUCT NUMBER ON THIS REPORT MAY NOT BE CORRECT. CO WILL HAVE UPS PICK UP THE BRACE FOR RETURN TO THE CO AND WILL CHANGE THE PRODUCT NUMBER WHEN CO DETERMINES WHAT THE PRODUCT IS. REPLACEMENT OF 1020227 WILL BE SENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 KNEE IMMOB.BLUE CNVS 22" MEDIU BLC BLUE LINE KNEE PRODUCTS ITQ DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 13 YR Required Intervention