FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
QUANTUM SURGERY LIGHT CONTROL
MDR report key: 21380
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Received April 21, 1995
Report
- Report Number
- MW1005694
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 21, 1995
- Date of Event
- March 9, 1995
- Report Date
- March 17, 1995
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN STERILIZER CO.
- Product Code
- FSY
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- OK, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING A PROCEDURE IN THE HEART ROOM IN THE OPERATING SUITE, THE NUMBER TWO SURGERY LIGHT FAILED. WHEN THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN PULLED FUSE F2, THE NUMBER ONE SURGERY LIGHT WENT OFF. INSPECTION AFTER THE PROCEDURE, SHOWED WIRES 33/42 WERE ON F2 INSTEAD OF F1, AND 68/69 WERE ON F1 INSTEAD OF F2. INSPECTION OF OTHER SURGERY LIGHTS WHICH WERE MADE BY THE MFR IN THE OPERATING SUITE, SHOWED 7 OF THE 10 CONTROLS TO BE MISWIRED. MFR'S TECHNICAL SUPPORT WAS NOTIFIED 3/10/95 WHEN 3 OF 5 CONTROLS WERE FOUND TO BE MISWIRED, AND AGAIN ON 3/13/95 AT THE FINAL COUNT OF 7.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUANTUM SURGERY LIGHT CONTROL | SURGERY LIGHT CONTROLS | FSY | AMERICAN STERILIZER CO. | QL00-001-1 | 8928992 014 & 8928992 002 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |