InjuryBRT
PROFLEX RESTRAINT STRAP
Received Oct 23, 1997 · Event occurred Sep 10, 1997
Report 128266 · MDR key 128266
Device
Generic name
Restraint Strap For Or Table
Manufacturer
Professional Specialties Co., Inc.Model number
UNKCatalog number
UNK
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Steering wire problem
Patient
36 YR
- Bleeding
- Fall
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PT ADMITTED FOR HYSTERECTOMY. AFTER PT HAD BEEN EXTUBATED, AS WAS WAKING UP, STRAP HOLDING LEGS IN PLACE ON OR TABLE CAME LOOSE; PT FELL TO FLOOR. TOP CLIP ON METAL HOOK ON STRAP WAS NOT PRESENT. PT WAS APPARENTLY MOVING AROUND WHEN STRAP CAME OFF. ANESTHETIST WAS STANDING BY TABLE AND PARTIALLY BROKE FALL. 36 HOURS POST INCIDENT, PT. DX. WITH LACERATED SPLEEN; TRANSFERRED TO ICCU FOR MONITORING. PT DISCHARGED.