CRUTCH
Received Sep 10, 2013
Report 1531186-2013-04301 · MDR key 3339256
Device
Product problems
- Product Quality Problem
Patient
Not reported
- Fall
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAS ONE LEG AND USES CRUTCHES TO GET AROUND. WHILE USING THE CRUTCHES, THE PATIENT LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, ONE OF THE CRUTCH TIPS APPEARED TO BE DEFORMED. NO PATIENT INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.