FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AC-POWERED ADJUSTABLE HOSPITAL BED, INCLUDING RAILS

MDR report key: 4191705 · Received October 22, 2014

Report

Report Number
1525712-2014-07151
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 22, 2014
Report Date
October 17, 2014
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN
Product Code
FNL
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

END USER STATED THAT SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE UNKNOWN MODEL BED, HAD 1 LEG ON THE FLOOR AND HER KNEE ON THE BED. AS SHE WAS MOVING HER LEG TO THE FLOOR SHE FELT A SCRAPE AND WENT INTO SHOCK. END USER STATED SHE SCREAMED NON STOP FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. STATES SHE LOST A LOT OF BLOOD AND IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO REATTACH HER SKIN. END USER STATES THAT THE POST WHERE THE BED RAILS GO INTO THE BED CAUGHT HER LEG AND PULLED THE SKIN UP, TEARING THE MEAT BACKWARD. END USER STATED SHE WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN, A GOUGE OF SKIN WAS CUT LOOSE FROM THE BACK OF HER LEG. HE I JURY ALLEGEDLY REQUIRED 3 STITCHES, ONE IN EACH CORNER TO HOLD THE CHUNK OF SKIN IN PLACE AND 18 STAPLES TO SEAL THE SKINS 3 AREAS. END USER IS REQUIRED TO WEAR A BOOT TO KEEP HER FROM BENDING HER TOES DOWNWARD AND RIPPING THE SKIN BACK OPEN. INVACARE SPOKE TO THE END USER WHO STATED THAT SHE SAW A SPIDER ON THE WALL AND WAS SCARED, TRIED TO GET OUT OF BED IN A HURRY AND ALLEGES THAT THE BED RAIL SOCKET WAS SHARP AND RIPPED HER SKIN OFF.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
673886 AC-POWERED ADJUSTABLE HOSPITAL BED, INCLUDING RAILS 880.5100 FNL UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R