FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
YELLOFIN STIRRUP
MDR report key: 8252568
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Received January 16, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- 8252568
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 16, 2019
- Date of Event
- October 24, 2018
- Report Date
- December 21, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- CCX
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- OH
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WAS POSITIONED IN SURGERY FOR A LAPAROSCOPY. LEGS WERE IN YELLOW FIN STIRRUPS. PROCEDURE HAD STARTED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN PATIENT'S RIGHT LEG IN THE STIRRUP FELL DOWN TO THE SIDE OF TABLE. LEG WAS CAUGHT BY DR. AND HELD BY NURSES. UPON INSPECTION OF PATIENT'S RIGHT LEG NO INJURY WAS NOTED PER DR. THE STIRRUP WAS THEN INSPECTED AND WAS FOUND TO COMPLETELY HAVE SNAPPED OFF AT METAL ATTACHMENT TO STIRRUP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FLOOR A PIECE OF THE METAL SCREW WAS ALSO FOUND AND TAPED TO THE STIRRUP.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48048 | YELLOFIN STIRRUP | SUPPORT, PATIENT POSITION | CCX | ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13140 DA |