5 POUND SHOT WEIGHT 351Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00842430111693), received between Mar 1, 2022 and Mar 1, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Markings/Labelling Problem” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMar 1, 2022Inadequate or Insufficient Training; Use of Device Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Unsafe to Use in Environment; Device-Device Incompatibility; Unintended Movement; Inadequate or Insufficient Training; Use of Device Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Unsafe to Use in Environment; Device-Device Incompatibility; Unintended Movement

  PATIENT HAD LOWER LIMB TRACTION. PREPARING TO TRANSPORT FOR MRI IMAGING, STAFF DISCONNECTED THE TRACTION AND LAID THE WEIGHT BAG ON THE BED BY HIS FEET. EVERYONE ASSUMED IT WAS A SANDBAG. THE FACILITY HAD BOTH SAND BAG WEIGHTS AND IRON SHOT WEIGHTS AND GENERALLY DIDN'T DIFFERENTIATE. THE WEIGHT BAG WAS MORE THAN TEN YEARS OLD AND THE TAG INDICATING THAT IT WAS FILLED WITH METAL SHOT HAD CURLED SO IT WAS NOT READILY VISIBLE. THE HANDHELD FERROMAGNETIC SCANNER USED ON THE WEIGHT BAG'S BRASS GROMMET DID NOT ALARM, SO THE BAG WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE ROOM. AS THEY APPROACHED THE MAGNET, THE GURNEY WAS PULLED OUT OF THEIR HANDS AND TOWARD THE MAGNET. THE BAG SLID ALONG THE BED AND UP UNDER THE PATIENT, CAUSING PAIN BUT NO WORSENING OF THE INJURY. STAFF QUENCHED THE MAGNET TO RELEASE IT.

  Patient problems: Pain

  MAUDE report 13636745 ↗