FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

TURN STYLE MATTRESS

MDR report key: 80289 · Received March 27, 1997

Report

Report Number
1034630-1997-00002
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 27, 1997
Report Date
January 27, 1997
Manufacturer
BIO CLINIC
Product Code
FNM
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT STATED MATTRESS WAS AGGRAVATING HIS BACK INJURY, PROLONGED HIS HOSPITAL STAY AND THEN NEEDED SURGERY. LOOKING INTO THIS MATTRESS, EVEN WHEN THE PINK COVER IS UP, OR NEXT TO THE PT, WILL NOT CAUSE INJURY TO A BACK. VARIOUS MATERIALS HAVE BEEN USED FOR YRS ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOSPITAL MATTRESSES. THEY ARE EASY TO CLEAN, FLAME RETARDANT AND ANTI-BACTERIOSTATIC. HOSPITALS HAVE USED THEM WITHOUT COMPLAINT ABOUT THE COVERS INJURING THE BACK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TURN STYLE MATTRESS MATTRESS FNM BIO CLINIC * NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other