FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
OPERON SURGICAL TABLE
MDR report key: 4144575
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Received September 23, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 8010153-2014-00037
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 23, 2014
- Date of Event
- February 28, 2013
- Report Date
- February 28, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BERCHTOLD GMBH & CO. KG
- Product Code
- GDC
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
AFTER ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STAFF INFORMED THE INITIAL REPORTER THAT THE TABLE HAD BEEN LOWERED ONTO A MAYO STAND THAT WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE LEG SECTION CAUSING THE TABLE TO DROP SUDDENLY WHEN THE STAND SLID AWAY FROM THE TABLE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ISSUE WITH THE TABLE ITSELF, BUT THE EVEN TWAS CAUSED BY USER ERROR DUE TO FAILING TO ENSURE OBJECTS WERE AWAY FROM THE TABLE DURING THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT. THE CUSTOMER RETURNED THE TABLE BACK INTO SERVICE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGICAL TABLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOWNWARD MOTION WHEN THE TABLE SUDDENLY DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 24 INCHES. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY OT A PATIENT OR USER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 591079 | OPERON SURGICAL TABLE | TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, ELECTRICAL | GDC | BERCHTOLD GMBH & CO. KG | D820 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |