inforMED
InjuryIOZ

ABDUCTION PILLOW

Received May 17, 1996 · Event occurred May 11, 1996

Report 33962 · MDR key 33962

Device

Generic name

Abduction Pillow With Concave Pillow

Manufacturer

Deroyal Industries

Lot number

UNKNOWN

Product problems

  • Failure To Adhere Or Bond

Patient

55 YR

  • Peroneal Nerve Palsy

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL HIP PROCEDURE ON 5/10/96. ON THE MORNING OF 5/11/96, THE PT WAS NOTED TO HAVE LEFT FOOT DROP. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED THE PT PROBABLY HAS LEFT PERONEAL NERVE PALSY SECONDARY TO A TIGHT STRAP FROM THE ABDUCTION PILLOW AROUND THE PT'S LEFT CALF. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PT IS SUSCEPTIBLE DUE TO PRE-OP BACK PROBLEMS.