FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PERMOBIL F3 CORPUS

MDR report key: 5820476 · Received July 25, 2016

Report

Report Number
1221084-2016-00028
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 25, 2016
Date of Event
July 1, 2016
Report Date
July 25, 2016
Manufacturer
PERMOBIL INC.
Product Code
ITI
PMA / PMN Number
K143180
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DHR WAS REVIEWED AND UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN BUILT ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION. THE DEVICE WAS INSPECTED BY PERMOBIL REPRESENTATIVE AND SERVICING DEALER WITH FAMILY MEMBERS PRESENT. REPORTS ARE UNIT DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF IMPACTS HAVING BEEN SUSTAINED, NOR DID UNIT FALTER WHEN OP-TESTED. UNIT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN FULLY OPERATIONAL AT TIME OF INSPECTION. REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM FAULT LOG DID NOT HAVE ANY SYSTEM ERRORS LOGGED THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES. INSPECTION OF THE SCENE OF ALLEGED EVENT SHOWN THE RAMP TO HAVE BEEN WITHIN ADA GUIDELINES. REPORTS ARE THE CLIENT WAS NOT WEARING THE PROVIDED RESTRAINING DEVICES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE SEATING. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE CLIENT WAS TRAVERSING DOWN THE RAMP, STOPPED, AND THE FORWARD MOMENTUM ALLOWED THE CLIENT TO SLIDE OUT OF THE SEATING ON TO THE GROUND WHERE HE SUSTAINED 2 BROKEN LEGS AND A BROKEN NOSE. NOTE: AN EVALUATION SUMMARY IS NOT ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT DUE TO A VISUAL INSPECTION BEING PERFORMED IN THE FIELD TO CONFIRM THE COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RECEIVED REPORT THAT WHILE END USER WAS TRAVERSING DOWN A RAMP, THE CLIENT FELL OUT OF THE CHAIR RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES. REPORTS RECEIVED ARE CLIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BLOOD CLOT FROM THE INJURIES SUSTAINED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
473174 PERMOBIL F3 CORPUS POWER WHEELCHAIR ITI PERMOBIL INC. F3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Death