← Product Code [FMQ](/submissions/HO/subpart-g%E2%80%94general-hospital-and-personal-use-miscellaneous-devices/FMQ) · K963360 # MEDLINE BODY HOLDER (K963360) _Medline Industries, Inc. · FMQ · Oct 18, 1996 · General Hospital · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/HO/subpart-g%E2%80%94general-hospital-and-personal-use-miscellaneous-devices/FMQ/K963360 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Medline Industries, Inc. - **Product Code:** [FMQ](/submissions/HO/subpart-g%E2%80%94general-hospital-and-personal-use-miscellaneous-devices/FMQ.md) - **Decision Date:** Oct 18, 1996 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 880.6760 - **Device Class:** Class 1 - **Review Panel:** General Hospital - **Attributes:** Therapeutic ## Indications for Use Medline Body Holders may be used either in a bed or wheelchair. They are intended to be used to help prevent patients from falling out of bed. They may be used to restrain the waist, chest, or legs. The Body Holders may be used in one of two ways in bed: First, the belts may be crossed in front of the wearer, providing the greatest amount of restraint and limiting the ability to roll. Second, the belts may be crossed in back of the wearer, allowing the ability to roll. The caregiver must determine the method which best suits the amount of mobility desired and provides the greatest comfort and security for the patient. For use in a wheelchair, use the front side application ONLY. These products are designed for use with a carefully defined medical treatment program which addresses (but is not limited to) restorative nursing, patient release, and pressure sore prevention. Aggressive, agitated or restless patients require increased monitoring and a systematic review and evaluation of both their physical and psychological status. Medline Patient Safety Products are intended to be used for those patients suffering from temporary medical related cognitive deficits, for agitated patients, or to help patients feel safer in a bed or wheelchair. Medline Body Holders are not intended for use with stretchers, on toilets or shower chairs or in the shower or tub, and should always be secured to the movable portion of the bed frame, never to the side rails. Medline Patient Safety Products are not intended for use in a motorized vehicle, as they are not designed to withstand the force of a crash. Medline Patient Safety Products are not intended for home use. These devices are for use in hospitals and/or nursing homes to help maximize patient safety and are not intended to preclude good nursing care and common sense. ## Device Story Medline Body Holder is a physical restraint device designed for use in hospitals and nursing homes. It secures a patient's waist, chest, or legs to a bed or wheelchair to prevent falls or limit mobility. The device consists of belts that can be configured for different levels of restraint: crossed in front for maximum restriction or crossed in back to allow side-to-side rolling. Operation is performed by healthcare personnel (nurses/physicians) as part of a defined medical treatment program. The device requires continuous patient monitoring to mitigate risks such as strangulation, circulatory impairment, or decubitus ulcers. It is not intended for home use or in motorized vehicles. ## Clinical Evidence No clinical data. Safety and effectiveness are supported by a literature review of thirteen articles and FDA safety alerts regarding the potential hazards and proper application of physical restraints. ## Technological Characteristics Mechanical restraint device consisting of belts/straps. Designed for attachment to bed frames (movable portion) or wheelchairs. No energy source, software, or electronic components. ## Regulatory Identification A protective restraint is a device, including but not limited to a wristlet, anklet, vest, mitt, straight jacket, body/limb holder, or other type of strap, that is intended for medical purposes and that limits the patient's movements to the extent necessary for treatment, examination, or protection of the patient or others. ## Reference Devices - Physical Restraints: An FDA Update, American Journal of Nursing (1992) - Potential Hazards With Protective Restraint Devices; FDA Medical Alert (1991) - The Misuse of Physical Restraints in the Confused Patient (1986) - Federal Register/Vol. 57, No. 119 (1992) - Potential Hazards with Physical Restraint Devices; FDA Safety Alert (1992) - Restraint and Seclusion; Journal of Psychosocial Nursing (1985) ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices, including [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/). {0} MEDLINE Medline Industries, Inc. One Medline Place Mundelein, Illinois 60060.4486 1.847.949.3109 1.800.950.0128 Fax 1.847.949.2643 Corporate Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs # SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS SUMMARY K963360 Medline Industries, Inc. One Medline Place Mundelein, IL 60060 Phone #: (847) 949-2639 Fax #: (847) 949-2643 Lara N. Simmons Corporate Regulatory Affairs Manager August 21, 1996 Device Name: Protective Restraint, Body Holder Proprietary: Medline Body Holder Common: Body Holder Classification: Protective Restraint These devices have been legally marketed prior to the date of this submission, and, in fact, prior to 1976. The intended use and claims, technological features, materials and physical and mechanical specifications have not been changed. ## 1.0 General Description Medline Body Holders are designed for use with either a bed or wheelchair. When used in bed, it may be positioned to secure waist, legs or chest. Belts may be crossed on the front side of the wearer or the back side of the wearer. If limited movement is desired, the belts should be crossed on the front side of the wearer. If the belts are crossed on the back side of the wearer, they will be able to roll from side to side. For use in a wheelchair, use the front side application ONLY. ## INTENDED USE Medline Body Holders may be used either in a bed or wheelchair. They are intended to be used to help prevent patients from falling out of bed. They may be used to restrain the waist, chest, or legs. The Body Holders may be used in one of two ways in bed: First, the belts may be crossed in front of the wearer, providing the greatest amount of restraint and limiting the ability to roll. Second, the belts may be crossed in back of the wearer, allowing the ability to roll. The caregiver must determine the method which best suits the amount of mobility desired and provides the greatest comfort and security for the patient. For use in a wheelchair, use the front side application ONLY. {1} Page 15 These products are designed for use with a carefully defined medical treatment program which addresses (but is not limited to) restorative nursing, patient release, and pressure sore prevention. Aggressive, agitated or restless patients require increased monitoring and a systematic review and evaluation of both their physical and psychological status. Medline Patient Safety Products are intended to be used for those patients suffering from temporary medical related cognitive deficits, for agitated patients, or to help patients feel safer in a bed or wheelchair. Medline Body Holders are not intended for use with stretchers, on toilets or shower chairs or in the shower or tub, and should always be secured to the movable portion of the bed frame, never to the side rails. Medline Patient Safety Products are not intended for use in a motorized vehicle, as they are not designed to withstand the force of a crash. Medline Patient Safety Products are not intended for home use. These devices are for use in hospitals and/or nursing homes to help maximize patient safety and are not intended to preclude good nursing care and common sense. {2} Page 16 A reasonable search of all information known or otherwise presently available to Medline Industries, Inc. has been conducted. Such a search is defined as examining articles in medical literature, FDA literature, and company documents concerning safety and effectiveness information for safety restraints. Following is a summary of and citation to the safety and effectiveness data found in that search. Specific safety and effectiveness data outlined in the literature include actual as well as potential complications which may occur and are summarized as follows: Emotional desolation, agitation, fractures, chafing, burns, nerve damage, circulatory impairment, decubitus ulcers, death, and strangulation attributed to incorrect supervision, handling or application of protective restraint devices by medical or paramedical personnel. These incidences seem to be the result of inappropriate patient selection (physically restraining a patient for whom physical restraint is contraindicated), incorrect restraint selection, errors in correctly applying the device, and/or inadequate monitory of patients when restrained. When used correctly and for indicated circumstances, protective restraints provide benefits to many patients, such as precluding patients with temporary medical related cognitive deficits from impairing the resolution of their physical problems by involuntarily discontinuing life-support or other needed medical interventions, temporarily reducing the mobility of agitated patients, or helping patients feel safer in a bed or wheelchair. Medline Industries, Inc. offers a variety of additional materials to help insure the safe and proper use of it's patient safety products, including posters and videos. Medline Industries, Inc. stresses the importance of patient monitoring, and that these products should only be used upon advice of a physician or other trained, licensed healthcare professional. A total of thirteen articles were reviewed for this 510(k) submission. The articles listed in the citation contained pertinent data for establishing the safety and efficacy of protective restraints. {3} Page 17 # CITATION Physical Restraints: An FDA Update, American Journal of Nursing From FDA Nurses 1992; 74: November 1992, Mary D. Weick, RN, MSN. Potential Hazards With Protective Restraint Devices; FDA Medical Alert, dated November 14, 1991; MDA91-3 The Misuse of Physical Restraints in the Confused Patient; This paper was presented by Ms. Barbara Fitgerald, Ward Sister, Geriatric Unit, St. James Hospital Dublin at the INO Nursing Association for the Elderly Day Conference in April, 1986. Federal Register/Vol. 57, No. 119/Friday, June 19, 1992/ Proposed Rules Potential Hazards with Physical Restraint Devices; FDA Safety Alert, dated July 15, 1992 Restraint and Seclusion; Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, June 1985, Vol. 23, No. 6, Janice M. 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