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MalfunctionILZ

ZIMMER

Received Sep 9, 2003 · Event occurred Aug 14, 2003

Report MW1029470 · MDR key 484078

Device

Generic name

S-bar For Trapeze Frame

Manufacturer

Zimmer, Inc.

Model number

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Catalog number

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Lot number

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Product problems

  • Component(s), broken
  • Component Falling

Patient

78 YR

  • Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PT REACHED UP TO TRAPEZE, CLAMP BROKE, AND TRAPEZE FELL ONTO PT. PT DENIES INJURY BUT SPOUSE STATES THEY THINK PT WAS STRUCK BY FALLING TRAPEZE. PT ASSESSED, NO VISIBLE INJURY NOTED. THIS IS THE SECOND PT WITHIN 18 MONTHS THAT THIS SAME PART ON TRAPEZE HAS BROKEN. CLAMP USED IS ON BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLE CLAMP AND ONE END OF SINGLE CLAMP BARS.