FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

2081036-2015-00001

MDR report key: 4694107 · Received April 15, 2015

Report

Report Number
2081036-2015-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 15, 2015
Date of Event
September 2, 2013
Report Date
April 1, 2015
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINANT PURCHASED AND USED THE GET A GRIP HANDLE IN HIS SHOWER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FOR BALANCE WITHOUT ANY CONCERNS. ON ONE OCCASION HE GRABBED THE GET A GRIP FOR BALANCE, AND IT POPPED OFF THE WALL. THE COMPLAINANT LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. THE FALL CAUSED A FRACTURED HIP AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY. IT WAS CONFIRMED ON (B)(6) 2015 THAT THE GET A GRIP HANDLE WAS OUR PRODUCT. THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY BEING ADJUDICATED.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Hospitalization