InjuryLLK
JOBST CUSTOM FIT GRADUATED COMP STOCKING VELCRO GARTER BELT
Received Jul 6, 1994 · Event occurred Dec 7, 1993
Report 16221 · MDR key 16221
Device
Generic name
Length Support With Soft Enclosed Toe
Manufacturer
Jobst InstituteModel number
GARTER BELTCatalog number
111354 AND SOFT ENCLOSED TOE-
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 ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY. 4 OF THE SORES WERE OPEN AND ONE WAS CLOSED PRESSURE AREA. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10-14 DAYS AFTER APPLYING CUSTOM FIT GRADUATED COMPRESSION STOCKINGS FOR EDEMA IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES.