InjuryIPR
CAREX
Received Dec 18, 2018
Report 3012316249-2018-00063 · MDR key 8176803
Device
Generic name
Folding Crutches
Model number
FGA99500 0000Product problems
- Collapse
- Material Twisted/Bent
- Collapse
- Material Twisted/Bent
Patient
Not reported
- Fall
- Fall
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IN (B)(6) 2017, THE USER WAS SEVERELY INJURED WHEN THE CRUTCHES COLLAPSED AND BENT WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING A STAIRCASE. MANUFACTURER OF DEVICE INVOLVED WITH EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO LACK OF SERIAL/LOT NUMBER INFORMATION PROVIDED.