InjuryIPS
DRIVE MEDICAL
Received Sep 29, 2017 · Event occurred Dec 1, 2015
Report 2438477-2016-00022 · MDR key 6903643
Device
Product problems
- Unstable
Patient
Not reported
- Fall
- Head Injury
- Fall
- Head Injury
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
DRIVE MEDICAL HAS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM THE PATIENT'S HUSBAND ON AN INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY INVOLVING A CANE IMPORTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS USING THE CANE DURING A VACATION IN (B)(6) WHEN THE CANE WAS ALLEGEDLY BUCKLED CAUSING HER TO FALL AND HIT HER HEAD. THE PATIENT WENT TO HOSPITAL AND ALLEGEDLY HAD PLASTIC SURGERY AND 60 STITCHES ON HER HEAD. THIS MDR REPORT IS BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CLAIMANT.