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DRIVE HURRYCANE® FREEDOM EDITION¿

Received May 24, 2025

Report 3014644996-2025-00002 · MDR key 22082061

Device

Generic name

Cane

Model number

HCANE-BK-C2

Product problems

  • Mechanical Problem
  • Mechanical Problem

Patient

67 YR · Unknown

  • Laceration(s)
  • Concussion
  • Laceration(s)
  • Concussion

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PER DISTRIBUTOR MDR # 2438477-2025-00025: DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE WAS NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A CANE BY THE END USER WHO REPORTED THAT THE BASE OF THE CANE WILL NOT STAY SCREWED INTO FRAME OF THE CANE DESPITE HER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO TIGHTEN THE BASE. THE END USER TOOK A STEP FORWARD AND THE CANE WOBBLED CAUSING HER TO FALL BACKWARDS AND HIT HER HEAD. SHE RECEIVED THREE STAPLES AND A CONCUSSION FROM THE FALL.AS PART OF ITS COMPLAINT REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS, DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PRODUCT ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT.