MAUDE Adverse Event Report: VAIL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT VAIL BED; COVERED BED

Device Problem Insufficient Information (3190)

Patient Problems Death (1802); Suffocation (2088)

Event Date 07/01/2012

Event Type  Death  

Event Description

(b)(6) hospital in the (b)(6) put our daughter in a vail bed that was manufactured in a persons garage.We researched the bed and told them not to use it, but they did.Two hours after she was placed in it, she suffocated in it.What can i do or what can you do to keep this from happening to someone else.

• Brand Name: VAIL BED
• Type of Device: COVERED BED
• Manufacturer (Section D): VAIL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
• MDR Report Key: 5049281
• MDR Text Key: 24898768
• Report Number: MW5055881
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: FNL
• Reporter Country Code: US
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Voluntary
• Reporter Occupation: Patient Family Member or Friend
• Report Date: 08/30/2015

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 08/30/2015
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: No Information
• Type of Device Usage: N
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Death
• Patient Age: 28 YR
• Patient Weight: 57