FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
INDEPENDENT LIFTER
MDR report key: 7143023
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Received December 22, 2017
Report
- Report Number
- 3007802293-2017-00110
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 22, 2017
- Date of Event
- April 21, 2017
- Manufacturer
- HANDICARE USA INC.
- Product Code
- FSA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- ID, US
- Reporter Occupation
- SERVICE AND TESTING PERSONNEL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
OUTCOME OF INVESTIGATION PENDING. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
INDIVIDUAL USING THE INDEPENDENT LIFTER HAD THE LEG SUPPORTS SLIP FROM UNDER BOTH LEGS AS THEY WERE BEING LIFTED UP. IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THEMSELF DOWN THEY FELL TO THE FLOOR. THEY REPORTED HAVING FRACTURES TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LEFT HIP, LEFT TIBIA, LEFT FOOT, LEFT PINKY TOE, AND RIGHT FIBULA. THE PATIENT HAS OSTEOPOROSIS AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 923119 | INDEPENDENT LIFTER | INDEPENDENT LIFTER | FSA | HANDICARE USA INC. | 753986 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization |