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Tips And Pads, Cane, Crutch And Walker

FDA adverse event reports and recall history for tips and pads, cane, crutch and walker (product code INP), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.

Total reports
338
Deaths
0
Injuries
30
Malfunctions
56

Reports per year

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 20102026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

  • 2004-09-01TerminatedOther

    Allegiance Laminated Crutch Accessories, item 74152-010, Allegiance Crutch Underarm Pad; 2 pads per package, 12 packages per case; Distributed by Cardinal Health, McGaw Park, IL 60085-6787 USA, Made in China

    The crutches were labeled as latex free, but contain rubber in the hand grips, tips and underarm padding of the crutches.

  • 2004-09-01TerminatedOther

    Allegiance Laminated Crutch Accessories, item 74152-060, Allegiance Crutch Tips, 3/4'' x 1-7/8''; 24 tips per case; Distributed by Cardinal Health, McGaw Park, IL 60085-6787 USA, Made in China

    The crutches were labeled as latex free, but contain rubber in the hand grips, tips and underarm padding of the crutches.

  • 2004-09-01TerminatedOther

    Allegiance Laminated Crutch Accessories, item 74152-110, Allegiance Crutch Hand Grip, CLosed Hand Style; 2 grips per package, 12 packages per case; Distributed by Cardinal Health, McGaw Park, IL 60085-6787 USA, Made in China

    The crutches were labeled as latex free, but contain rubber in the hand grips, tips and underarm padding of the crutches.

  • TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

    Aluminum crutch under the following labels: 1) Aluminum crutch, adult, 1 pair per case, 2) Aluminum crutch, adult, 8 pairs per case, 3) Aluminum crutch, youth, 1 pair per case, 4) Aluminum crutch 8 pairs per case, 5) Aluminum crutch, tall adult, 1 pair per case & 6) Aluminum crutch, tall adult, 8 pairs per case

    Tip crutch failure involving the bottom of the metal portion which comes in contact with ground

  • TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

    EZ adjust aluminum crutch under the following labels: 1) EZ adjust aluminum crutch, adult, 1 pair per case, 2) EZ adjust aluminum crutch, adult, 8 pairs per case, 3) EZ adjust aluminum crutch, youth, 1 pair per case, 4) EZ adjust aluminum crutch, youth, 8 pairs per case, 5) EZ adjust aluminum crutch, tall adult, 1 pair per case & 6) EZ adjust aluminum crutch, tall adult, 8 pairs per case

    Tip crutch failure involving the bottom of the metal portion which comes in contact with ground

  • TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

    Universal aluminum crutch, 1 pair per case Aid the user in walking while relieving weight from one foot or leg.

    Tip crutch failure involving the bottom of the metal portion which comes in contact with ground

  • TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

    Universal Quick Adjust under the following labels: 1) Aluminum crutch, adult, 1 pair per case, 2) Aluminum crutch, tall adult, 1 pair per case Aid the user in walking while relieving weight from one foot or leg.

    Tip crutch failure involving the bottom of the metal portion which comes in contact with ground

  • TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

    Universal Quick Adjust under the following labels: 1) Aluminum crutch, adult, 1 pair per case, 2) Aluminum crutch, tall adult, 1 pair per case Aid the user in walking while relieving weight from one foot or leg.

    Tip crutch failure involving the bottom of the metal portion which comes in contact with ground

  • TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

    Direct Supply aluminum crutch, adult, 1 pair per case Aid the user in walking while relieving weight from one foot or leg.

    Tip crutch failure involving the bottom of the metal portion which comes in contact with ground

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