FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OPERON D 850 MULTI-SPECIALTY SURGICAL TABLE

MDR report key: 1273963 · Received December 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
1273963
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 16, 2008
Date of Event
December 15, 2008
Report Date
December 16, 2008
Manufacturer
BERCHTOLD CORPORATION
Product Code
GDC
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A GYN ONCOLOGY FELLOW, WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE LEG PORTION OF THE BED TO ENABLE POSITIONING PT. INTO LITHOTOMY. THE BUTTON THAT NEEDS TO BE PRESSED TO RELEASE THE BED PART WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE, STUCK, AND NOT BUDGING. AS DOCTOR PRESSED THE BUTTON, HIS FINGER GOT STUCK IN THE METAL LATCH UNDER THE GAS CYLINDER OF THE BED PIECE. ====================== MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR MULTI-SPECIALTY SURGICAL TABLE, MULTI-SPECIALTY SURGICAL TABLE======================INVESTIGATING. CHECKED OUT THE TABLE AND FOUND THAT WHEN THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE HEAD SECTION THAT HIS RIGHT HAND WAS UNDER THE GAS CYLINDER. THE LEVER MUST HAVE BEEN BUMPED CAUSING THE CYLINDER TO RELEASE AND PINCH HIS FINGERS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OPERON D 850 MULTI-SPECIALTY SURGICAL TABLE TABLE, OBSTETRICAL, AC-POWERED GDC BERCHTOLD CORPORATION D850 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention