FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
2081036-2015-00001
MDR report key: 4694107
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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 |