FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MIAMI J COLLAR

MDR report key: 7116558 · Received December 13, 2017

Report

Report Number
MW5073957
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 13, 2017
Date of Event
December 8, 2017
Report Date
December 12, 2017
Manufacturer
OSSUR AMERICAS
Product Code
IQK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROVIDER ORDERED SOFT COLLAR FOR PATIENT DUE TO POTENTIAL NECK TRAUMA IN CASE OF PATIENT WITH ALTERED MENTAL STATUS WITH UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY. I RETRIEVED A COLLAR THAT WAS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING, WHEN PACKAGING WAS OPENED, IT DID NOT CONTAIN THE FRONT HALF OF THE COLLAR. REMOVED THE COLLAR FROM CIRCULATION AND RETRIEVED ANOTHER (WHICH WAS THE LAST IN STOCK). CREATED SITUATION OF AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED APPLICATION OF A NECESSARY MEDICAL DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
891740 MIAMI J COLLAR ORTHOSIS, CERVICAL IQK OSSUR AMERICAS MJP-0871 MX170925

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 16 YR