FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRUMPF ILED 7

MDR report key: 19529193 · Received June 12, 2024

Report

Report Number
MW5156220
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 12, 2024
Date of Event
June 8, 2023
Report Date
June 7, 2024
Manufacturer
TRUMPF/BAXTER MEDICAL SYSTEMS GMBH + CO. KG
Product Code
FSS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHARMACIST
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

WHILE CLEANING OR IN BETWEEN SURGICAL CASES, TECH STOOD BY THE OPERATING ROOM BED WHEN HIS HEAD RAN INTO THE OVERHEAD TRUMPF ILED 7 DUO LIGHT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LIGHT OUT OF THE WAY, THE LIGHT SEPARATED FROM THE BOOM THAT HELD IT AND FELL, STRIKING TECH IN THE HEAD. TECH HAD CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS. ACCORDING TO THE HILLROM SERVICE TECH, THE LIGHT'S FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO A SCREW BEING MISSING FROM A COUPLING THAT EXPOSES A DISK THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT IN PLACE. WITH THE DISK EXPOSED AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE LIGHT, THE DISK FELL OUT, AND THE LIGHT CAME DOWN WITH IT. THE MISSING SCREW AND DISK WERE REPLACED. THE SCREW IS VERY SMALL, THE DISC IS PLASTIC. THESE ARE POOR DESIGN CHOICES FOR THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. MANY REPORTS OF THIS NATURE HAVE BEEN FILED OVER THE YEARS AS VIEWABLE IN MAUDE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
190102 TRUMPF ILED 7 LIGHT, SURGICAL, FLOOR STANDING FSS TRUMPF/BAXTER MEDICAL SYSTEMS GMBH + CO. KG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown Hospitalization| R| O