InjuryIPS
DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE
Received Dec 4, 2024 · Event occurred Nov 19, 2024
Report 2438477-2024-00060 · MDR key 20844445
Device
Product problems
- Material Twisted/Bent
- Material Twisted/Bent
Patient
69 YR · Male
- Bone Fracture(s)
- Limb Fracture
- Bone Fracture(s)
- Limb Fracture
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE WAS NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A CANE BY THE END USER WHO REPORTED THAT THE CANE BENT WHILE IN USE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND BREAK HIS WRIST, FOR WHICH HE WAS PRESCRIBED A BRACE AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. AS PART OF ITS COMPLAINT REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS, DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PRODUCT ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT.