FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

YSIO

MDR report key: 13052259 · Received December 21, 2021

Report

Report Number
3004977335-2021-09105
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2021
Date of Event
November 29, 2021
Report Date
December 21, 2021
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Product Code
KPR
PMA / PMN Number
K081722
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ELECTRICAL SAFETY TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE CONCERNED UNIT, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS SAFE. THERE WAS NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. THE EVENT WAS CAUSED BY THE SERVICE ENGINEER NOT FOLLOWING BASIC RULES FOR ELECTRICAL SAFETY. SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAIN WARNING TO DE-ENERGIZE THE SYSTEM PRIOR TO SERVICING IT. EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES IN THIS CASE, A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN THE OUTCOME. SINCE NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY, THE FACT THAT THE ENGINEER RECEIVED A SHOCK IS CLASSIFIED AS ONLY A MINOR INJURY IN THIS CASE. INTERNAL ID # (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

SIEMENS SERVICE ENGINEER ENCOUNTERED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE WORKING WITHIN THE GENERATOR CABINET OF THE YSIO UNIT. THE ENGINEER WAS CLEARING A LITTLE AMOUNT OF DUST AND POSSIBLY GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE INVERTER BOARD, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THE ENGINEER WAS EXAMINED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT WITH NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOUND. ACCORDING TO THE ECG AND BLOOD TESTS, NO DAMAGE TO THE HEART COULD BE DETERMINED. THE SERVICE ENGINEER STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ISOLATED POWER BEFORE CLEANING. THE REPORTED INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE (B)(6).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1951023 YSIO STATIONARY X-RAY SYSTEM. KPR SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH 10281013

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Male Other