MAUDE Adverse Event Report: INVACARE TAYLOR STREET ALL-IN-ONE-ALUMINUM COMMODE 4 PER CARTON 9153637754; ADAPTOR, HYGIENE

Model Number 9650-4

Device Problem Device Slipped (1584)

Patient Problem Fall (1848)

Event Date 05/16/2010

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Mdr is being submitted as a result of a retrospective complaint review.Product was returned for an evaluation.This complaint appears to be a malfunction due to the distance between the laterals on the commode not being made to specifications.

Event Description

The consumer states when she sat on the commode, the seat allegedly slipped through the bars in the back, causing the consumer to fall through the seat.

• Brand Name: ALL-IN-ONE-ALUMINUM COMMODE 4 PER CARTON 9153637754
• Type of Device: ADAPTOR, HYGIENE
• Manufacturer (Section D): INVACARE TAYLOR STREET; 1200 taylor street; elyria OH 44036
• Manufacturer (Section G): INVACARE TAYLOR STREET; 1200 taylor street; elyria OH 44036
• Manufacturer Contact: kevin guyton ; one invacare way; elyria, OH 44035 ; 8003336900
• MDR Report Key: 5688655
• MDR Text Key: 46198874
• Report Number: 1525712-2016-01791
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: ILS
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: distributor
• Reporter Occupation: Medical Equipment Company Technician/Representative
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 06/11/2010

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 05/31/2016
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Lay User/Patient
• Device Model Number: 9650-4
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 07/06/2010
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/11/2010
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 87
• Patient Weight: 64