InjuryISD
LOKOMAT-SYSTEM
Received Nov 5, 2004 · Event occurred Oct 11, 2004
Report 3003781275-2004-00001 · MDR key 553523
Device
Product problems
- Difficult To Position
Patient
63 YR
- Bone Fracture(s)
- Physical Entrapment
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A TRAINED AND CERTIFICATE THERAPIST WAS TRAINING A PT WITH A SPINAL CORD INJURY ON THE LOKOMAT. IT WAS A RECURRENCE TRAINING OF THE PT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRAINING THE FOOT OF THE PT GOT GAUGHT ON THE TREADMILL DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE SWINGPHASE. THE TENSION OF THE LOWER LEG CAUSED BY THE TREADMILL MADE THE TIBIA OF THE PT TO BREAK.