InjuryIPR
DRIVE
Received Apr 15, 2019
Report 2438477-2019-00021 · MDR key 8516588
Device
Product problems
- Break
- Break
Patient
Not reported
- Fall
- Fall
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
(B)(6) IS THE INITIAL IMPORTER OF THE DEVICE WHICH IS A CRUTCH. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE CRUTCH FROM A HOSPITAL. HE NOTICED THAT THE BOLT ON THE CRUTCH WAS MISSING. WHEN HE USED THE CRUTCH IT SNAPPED. HE FELL. HE FRACTURED HIS LEG IN TWO ADDITIONAL PLACES.