FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ALLEN TABLE POWERED BEACH CHAIR
MDR report key: 6016801
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Received October 11, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 1221538-2016-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 11, 2016
- Date of Event
- August 30, 2016
- Report Date
- September 13, 2016
- Manufacturer
- ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- FWZ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE UNIT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE EVALUATION FOUND THAT THE RIVET AT THE END OF THE RIGHT BAR, WHICH PREVENTS THE BARS FROM BEING PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT AND THE PANELS FALLING OFF, WAS MISSING. THE UNIT IS 14 YEARS OLD AND THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS THE ONLY INSTANCE OF THIS FAILURE ON THIS OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES MANUFACTURED BY ALLEN. A RISK ANALYSIS SHOWS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS FAILURE OCCURRING IS LOW AND THE FAILURE RATE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE RISK PROFILE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PULL BARS DID NOT LATCH WHEN BEING FULLY EXTENDED. THIS CAUSED THE SHOULDER CUSHIONS TO FALL WHICH WERE SUPPORTING THE PATIENT. PATIENT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE CAREGIVERS AS THE PULL BARS WERE PULLED OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670085 | ALLEN TABLE POWERED BEACH CHAIR | BEACH CHAIR | FWZ | ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | A-90000-A2 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |