FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FREECURVE
MDR report key: 8030467
·
Received November 1, 2018
Report
- Report Number
- 3007802293-2018-00042
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 1, 2018
- Date of Event
- June 5, 2018
- Report Date
- November 1, 2018
- Manufacturer
- HANDICARE STAIRLIFTS B.V
- Product Code
- PCD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
RETROSPECTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHEN TAP TO FLOOR WAS USED BY THE CUSTOMER ON THE FREECURVE IN COMBINATION WITH A HINGE RAIL, IT OCCURRED THAT THE FREECURVE UNIT DID NOT STOP AT THE HINGE RAIL. THE CUSTOMER WAS MOST LIKELY NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, CUSTOMER SAID SHE FELL FORWARD A BIT, MORE OF A JERK AND BRUISED HER ARM. POLICY WOULD BE THAT TAP TO FLOOR OPTION IS "MANUALLY" SWITCHED OFF IN THE SOFTWARE OF THE POWERPACK CONFIGURATOR IF A HINGE RAIL CONFIGURATION IS USED: HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS WAS NOT ALWAYS DONE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 868946 | FREECURVE | STAIRLIFTS | PCD | HANDICARE STAIRLIFTS B.V |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |