InjuryLLK
JOSCT CUSTOM FIT GRADUATED COMP STOCKING
Received Dec 17, 1993 · Event occurred Dec 7, 1993
Report 10987 · MDR key 10987
Device
Generic name
Velcro Garter Belt L & R Thigh Length Support W/toe
Manufacturer
Jobst InstituteModel number
GARTER BELT #111354Catalog number
SOFT ENCLOSED TOE #101160
Product problems
- Increase in Pressure
- Reaction
Patient
89 YR
- Ulceration
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
RESIDENT DEVELOPED MULTIPLE PRESSURE SORES ON HIS FEET REQUIRING SKIN ULCERATION TREATMENTS, PHYSICIAN ASSESSEMENT AND ANTIOBIOTIC THERAPY. FOUR OF THE SORES WERE OPEN AND ONE WAS CLOSED PRESSURE AREA. THIS OCCURRED APPROX 10-14 DAYS AFTER APPLYING JOBST CUSTOM FIT GRADUATED COMPRESSION STOCKINGS FOR EDEMA IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES.