FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

93H PROFLEXX H FRAME COT

MDR report key: 4891546 · Received July 6, 2015

Report

Report Number
1523574-2015-00065
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 6, 2015
Report Date
September 4, 2015
Manufacturer
FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.
Product Code
FPO
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE WAS EVALUATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED AND NO FAILURES WERE DETECTED AND THE ALLEGED INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE COT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS DEVICE WAS MADE AND IT REVEALED THERE HAVE BEEN NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS OR FIELD SERVICE WORK ORDERS ON THIS DEVICE IN ITS 5 YEAR LIFE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED DURING THE TRANSITION FROM TRANSPORT HEIGHT TO LOAD HEIGHT, THE STRETCHER ALLEGEDLY LOWERED AT THE FOOD END. THE FOOT END OPERATOR HELD ONTO THE STRETCHER SO THE PATIENT WOULD NOT BE JARRED AND ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY. THE EMT DID SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HAD 2 DAYS LIGHT DUTY BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL DUTY. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
437433 93H PROFLEXX H FRAME COT 93H PROFLEXX H FRAME COT FPO FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. 0015762

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1