InjuryISH
MULTI-PODUS SYSTEM
Received Aug 24, 2000 · Event occurred Jul 25, 2000
Report 296756 · MDR key 296756
Device
Generic name
Prosthetic Device For Foot
Manufacturer
Restorative Care Of America, Inc.Model number
10-MPCatalog number
NA
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Material Separation
Patient
79 YR
- Fall
- Bone Fracture(s)
- Hip Fracture
- Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE PT WAS AMBULATING TO BATHROOM WEARING THE MULTI-PODUS BOOT SYSTEM. THEY FELL TO THE BATHROOM FLOOR. THEY OFFERED COMPLAINTS OF PAIN IN RIGHT HIP. X-RAY REVEALED RIGHT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. PT STATES THEY TRIPPED OVER THEIR SHOES. ON 8/1/2000, THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST INITIATED A COMPLAINT OF DEFECTIVE MULTI-PODUS BOOTS. THE BROWN RUBBER WALKER-BOTTOM THAT ATTACHES TO THE SPLINT WITH VELCRO WAS DETACHING FROM SOLE. THE CORRELATION OF THE DEFECTIVE BOOT AND THE ADVERSE EVENT WAS MADE.