InjuryIPS
DRIVE
Received Jan 16, 2017
Report 2438477-2017-00002 · MDR key 6254020
Device
Generic name
Cane
Product problems
- Detachment Of Device Component
- Detachment Of Device Component
Patient
70 YR
- Bruise/Contusion
- Fall
- Bruise/Contusion
- Fall
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
(B)(4) RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A CANE THAT (B)(4) DISTRIBUTES. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE ENDUSER WAS USING THE CANE IN HER HOME WHEN ALLEGEDLY, ONE OF THE FEET DETACHED CAUSING HER TO FALL ONTO HER FACE. THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A BRUISED RIGHT EYE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. THE ITEM HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED THEREFORE NO FURTHER EVALUATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED.