OtherISD
KINETRON-CYBEX STAIRMASTER TYPE
Received Feb 6, 1996 · Event occurred Jan 18, 1996
Report 31841 · MDR key 31841
Device
Generic name
Stairmaster
Manufacturer
Cybex Corp.Product problems
- Component(s), broken
Patient
56 YR
- Fall
- Pain
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
FOOT PEDALS GAVE WAY WHILE PT WAS STANDING ON THEM. PT CRASHED TO FLOOR WHILE IN VERTICAL POSITION CAUSING INCREASED FORCES THROUGH BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITIES AND LUMBAR SPINE. PT STATED IMMEDIATE ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN. CLINICAL ENGINEERING HAS IDENTIFIED BELT FAILURE CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO THE PEDALS.