FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OR DIRECT SHOULDER BRACES

MDR report key: 601571 · Received May 11, 2005

Report

Report Number
1221538-2005-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 11, 2005
Report Date
April 11, 2005
Manufacturer
ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
FWZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE COMPLAINANT IS A PHYSICIAN WHO STATED THAT THEY ARE TESTIFYING IN A LAWSUIT PERTAINING TO AN ALLEGED BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY SUSTAINED BY A PT WHEN USING SHOULDER BRACES MANUFACTURED BY ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS. THE ALLEGED INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A HOSPITAL APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. THE COMPLAINANT WAS SEEKING INFORMATION ON THIS DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OR DIRECT SHOULDER BRACES PATIENT POSITIONING DEVICE FWZ ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. O-SBP-A1 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Required Intervention