FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SECURE-ALL SONTARA HLDR LIMB

MDR report key: 5856195 · Received August 9, 2016

Report

Report Number
5856195
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 9, 2016
Date of Event
April 12, 2016
Report Date
August 3, 2016
Manufacturer
DJ ORTHOPEDICS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.
Product Code
FMQ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN (B)(6) 2016 THE ICU STAFF NOTICED THAT THE HAND RESTRAINTS WERE BREAKING WHEN USED TO SECURE PATIENTS FROM PULLING IT OUT ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES. THE NURSING STAFF CALLED THE MANUFACTURER DJO AND REPORTED THE ISSUE WITH LOT NUMBERS AT THE TIME WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME SO THAT I COULD REPORT IT THROUGH MEDSUN. I'M TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE ICU DEPARTMENT FREE PRODUCT REPLACEMENT AND SWAPPED OUT EVERYTHING IN STOCK FOR THE NEW ITEM THEY RECEIVED. ON (B)(6) 2016 THE NEW REPLACEMENT RESTRAINTS WERE DOING IT AGAIN. "TWO TIMES LATELY A VENTED PATIENT HAS BROKEN THE RESTRAINTS AND ONE OF THEM SELF-EXTUBATED BUT THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED. THEY SHRED AND BREAK VERY EASILY." I WAS GIVEN THE BROKEN ITEM. THEY APPEAR TO BE MADE OF COTTON FIBER OR PAPER. THE NUMBERS PROVIDED TO ME: "HLDR LIMB SECURE-ALL" LOT 1032455, MF #79-91470.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
515495 SECURE-ALL SONTARA HLDR LIMB RESTRAINT, PROTECTIVE FMQ DJ ORTHOPEDICS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 1032455

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR