Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WAS CHANGING POSITION ON TABLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY HINGED UPWARD AT THE CENTER CAUSING "JARRING" OF PATIENT.INVALID DATA - REGARDING SINGLE USE LABELING OF DEVICE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.DEVICE SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE SCHEDULE. DATE LAST SERVICED: 01-SEP-91. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: USER FACILITY BIOMEDICAL/BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, PERFORMANCE TESTS PERFORMED. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NONE OR UNKNOWN. CONCLUSION: THERE WAS NO DEVICE FAILURE, USER ERROR CAUSED EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: NO. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE REPAIRED AND PUT BACK IN SERVICE, DEVICE TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM SERVICE, USER EDUCATION PROVIDED. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.