On (b)(6) 2022 or (b)(6) 2022, the user was building a trailer, and his foot slipped off the footplate.He did not notice, and then drove over his foot with the wheelchair.On (b)(6) 2022, he saw his therapist, who identified that the ankle was broken.User was not hospitalized and did not require surgical intervention - he is being treated as an outpatient.
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The (b)(6) informed mobius mobility of this incident on (b)(6) 2022, and mobius staff spoke with her on 11/16/22 for further information.The therapist reports that the user has broken his foot/ankle several times previously with other devices.The therapist intends to update the user's seating components to better ensure that his feet remain on the footplate in the future, given his usage of the device.There is no reason to suspect that the device did not operate as intended - the cause of the injury is the user driving over his own foot.As limited medical intervention may have been needed to preclude permanent damage to a body structure, out of an abundance of caution mobius is considering this a "serious injury" and therefore submitting this report.
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