DeathHST
TEETER HANG UPS
Received Jan 20, 2009 · Event occurred Apr 9, 2007
Report 3022192-2009-00001 · MDR key 1397164
Device
Generic name
Inversion Table
Manufacturer
Stl International, Inc.Product problems
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
61 YR
- Anoxia
- Death
- Brain damage
- Quadriplegia
- Respiratory Failure
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
REPORTEDLY, A MALE SUFFERED QUADRIPLEGIA WHILE IN PROXIMITY OF INVERSION TABLE. DETAILS OF EVENT ARE UNK AT THIS TIME, AND THERE IS CONFLICTING INFORMATION AS TO THE ACTUAL INVOLVEMENT OF THE INVERSION TABLE. CAUSE OF DEATH WAS ANOXIC BRAIN DAMAGE WITH SUBSEQUENT RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN 2007.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
EXPERT WITNESSES HAVE YET TO EVALUATE THE SUBJECT PRODUCT AND WE HAVE NOT CONDUCTED DEPOSITIONS AS OF TODAY. SEE SCANNED PAGE.