BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

    OLYMPUS

    MDR report key: 290227 · Received August 10, 2000

    Report

    Report Number
    9611174-2000-00001
    Event Type
    Other
    Date Received
    August 10, 2000
    Date of Event
    June 7, 2000
    Report Date
    August 9, 2000
    Manufacturer
    KEYMED (MEDICAL & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT), LTD.
    Product Code
    KHX
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    UK
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    THE HEAD OF MEDICAL PHYSICS CALLED KEYMED TO REPORT THAT A 20" TV MONITOR, COMPLETE WITH ITS SUPPORT COLUMN, HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM AN OLYMPUS WM-30 MOBILE WORKSTATION WHEN THE MONITOR HAD STRUCK AN OVERHEAD THEATRE LIGHT GANTRY WHILE BEING MOVED BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS. EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE M8 X 55MM SCREWS WHICH SHOULD SECURE THE SUPPORT COLUMN TO THE TOP TRAY OF THE WM-30 HAD WORKED LOOSE FROM THE UNIT, LEAVING IT SUPERFICIALLY FIXED BY ONLY TWO M3 SCREWS, WHICH WERE NOT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE MONITOR. THE MONITOR FELL DOWN THE FRONT OF THE WM-30, ATTACHED ONLY BY SIGNAL CABLES AT THE REAR, CAUSING THE WORKSTATION TO TOPPLE OVER. NO ONE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY IN THE INCIDENT, BUT ONE MEMBER OF STAFF SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE LEFT ARM WHEN STAFF TRIED TO PREVENT THE MONITOR FROM FALLING.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 OLYMPUS MOBILE ENDOSCOPY WORKSTATION KHX KEYMED (MEDICAL & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT), LTD. MH-706 MONITOR TRAY 113644

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Other WM-30 MOBILE WORKSTATION.