FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

C-FLEX POLAR HEAD POSITIONER

MDR report key: 2132742 · Received June 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
1221538-2011-00011
Event Type
Other
Date Received
June 10, 2011
Date of Event
May 6, 2011
Report Date
May 12, 2011
Manufacturer
ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
CCX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE C-FLEX HEAD POSITIONER WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY AN ENGINEER AND A REPAIR TECH. THE UNIT PERFORMED ALL TESTS ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION AND NO ISSUES WITH FUNCTION OR SAFETY WERE FOUND. THE REPORT OF PERCEIVED MOVEMENT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. THESE RESULTS WERE COMMUNICATED BACK TO THE REPORTER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN ALLEN SALES REP WAS CONTACTED ON (B)(6) WITH THE REPORT THAT THE C-FLEX HEAD POSITIONER DEMO USED IN A SPINAL CASE "APPEARED TO HAVE MOVED ABOUT 5 DEGREES" OVER THE COURSE OF THE CASE. OTHER THAN THIS OBSERVATION, THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR DELAY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PT. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED IN THE FIELD FOLLOWING THE CASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 C-FLEX POLAR HEAD POSITIONER HEAD POSITIONER CCX ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS A-70700-A1 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA