To date, the Maclaren stroller recall involves 17 overall reports
of fingertip amputations as well as other serious personal injuries.
In a paper published today in the journal Nature, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center shed light on this rare regenerative power in mammals, using genetically engineered mice to document for the first time the biochemical chain of events that unfolds in the wake
of a fingertip amputation.
Not exact matches
The affected B - AGILE, B - AGILE Double and BOB MOTION strollers have a folding hinge located on the right side
of the stroller frames that may pose a Partial
Fingertip Amputation Hazard if, after depressing the fold release button, the consumer continues to press the button while simultaneously pulling on the fold release strap with the other hand.
The folding hinge located on the right side
of the B - Agile (or BOB Motion) stroller frame may pose a Partial
Fingertip Amputation Hazard from the folding hinge mechanism as the consumer folds the stroller if, after depressing the fold release button, the consumer then continues to press the button while simultaneously pulling on the fold release strap with the other hand Have any injuries been reported?
It involves the surgical removal
of the entire last digit
of each toe or
amputation comparable to the removal
of human
fingertips to the first knuckle.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reannounced the recall
of an unsafe baby stroller that is connected to 149 reported incidents, involving
fingertip amputations, lacerations and other personal injuries.
Accident - related
amputation can range from the loss
of a
fingertip to the loss
of an arm or a leg.