inforMED
InjuryFML

PHLEBOTOMY CHAIR

Received Dec 26, 2025 · Event occurred Jun 30, 2025

Report MW5181192 · MDR key 23895840

Device

Generic name

Chair, Blood Donor

Product problems

  • Break

Patient

83 YR · Female

  • Bruise/Contusion
  • Fall
  • Unspecified Tissue Injury
  • Bruise/Contusion
  • Fall
  • Unspecified Tissue Injury

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT PRESENTED FOR LAB DRAW AND WAS DIRECTED TO A DRAW ROOM. WHEN PATIENT SAT DOWN IN THE DRAW CHAIR, ONE OF THE CHAIR LEGS COLLAPSED, THROWING THE PATIENT FORWARD OUT OF THE CHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR. SHE SUFFERED SKIN TEARS WITH MINOR BLEEDING AND AN ELBOW CONTUSION.