FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DXA

MDR report key: 22056608 · Received May 20, 2025

Report

Report Number
3006655511-2025-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 20, 2025
Date of Event
April 23, 2025
Report Date
May 20, 2025
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER BIOMEDICAL GMBH
Product Code
JJE
UDI-DI
15099590720599
PMA / PMN Number
K190298
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BECKMAN COULTER QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) REVIEWED THE SERVICE NOTES OF THE EVENT. THE FSE REPORTED PERFORMING THE TASK, "REPLACE GROUNDING CABLE C79860 OF THE ECSD," PER SECTION 12.18.39 OF THE CURRENT VERSION DXA SERVICE MANUAL. THE FSE FOUND THEMSELVES CONFINED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS A SERVICE AREA. CUSTOMER TECHNICAL SUPPORT (CTS) NOTES CORROBORATE THE NEED FOR INTERVENTION TO FREE THE FSE. IMMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN WAS PROVIDING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE FSE'S INJURY. THE FSE RECEIVED STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A SERVICE SME (SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT) REVIEWED THE RELEVANT SECTION AND FOUND NO INAPPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONS. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS DETERMINED AS USE ERROR AS THE FSE ENTERED A CONFINED SPACE WITHIN THE ECSD TO GAIN BETTER ACCESSIBILITY FOR SERVICING THE INSTRUMENT AND BECAME STUCK. SECTION A2, A4 AND A5: INFORMATION NOT PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER. G1: PHONE NUMBER IS (B)(6). THE BECKMAN COULTER INTERNAL IDENTIFIER IS (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

AN INCIDENT WAS REPORTED INVOLVING THE DXA ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLLED STORAGE UNIT (ECSD). DURING SERVICING, THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) BECAME TRAPPED WHEN THEIR HEAD GOT STUCK IN A TIGHT SPACE WITHIN THE ECSD. THE FSE SUSTAINED AN INJURY WHEN THEIR HEAD BECAME STUCK, LEADING TO A CUT ON THEIR EAR. THIS INJURY REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND STITCHES AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF HARM TO A PATIENT, OPERATOR, OR ANY OTHER PERSON BEYOND THE FSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
12586 DXA ANALYZER, CHEMISTRY (PHOTOMETRIC, DISCRETE), FOR CLINICAL USE JJE BECKMAN COULTER BIOMEDICAL GMBH ASSY INSTRUMENT ECSD 13K ? STOR 15099590720599

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown Other