inforMED
InjuryILS

CAREX

Received Feb 24, 2021 · Event occurred Dec 18, 2020

Report 3012316249-2021-00008 · MDR key 11373798

Device

Generic name

Swivel Shower Stool

Model number

FGB61000 0000

Product problems

  • Material Separation
  • Material Separation

Patient

53 YR

  • Joint Dislocation
  • Skin Tears
  • Joint Dislocation
  • Skin Tears

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

BRACKETS AND ANCHOR CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE SEAT AND SHATTERED AND END USER FELL. 4 DAYS LATER REALIZED HIS HIP WAS OUT OF SOCKET SO CALLED AMBULANCE AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY GAVE HIM FENTANYL AND MORPHINE AND HAD TO PUT HIS LEG BACK IN PLACE TO HIS HIP. HIS STITCHES REOPENED SO THEY HAD TO RE-STITCH. NOW THEY THINK HE MAY HAVE A HERNIA FROM FALLING.