FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COMPAX 40E

MDR report key: 4350569 · Received December 16, 2014

Report

Report Number
2126677-2014-00025
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 16, 2014
Date of Event
November 17, 2014
Report Date
November 17, 2014
Manufacturer
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC
Product Code
IZZ
PMA / PMN Number
K88493
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE TECHNOLOGIST WAS REPOSITIONING THE TUBE OF A COMPAX 40E X-RAY SYSTEM AFTER DOING AN AP UPRIGHT VIEW, THE COLLIMATOR DETACHED AND HIT HER ON THE WRIST. A PT WAS ON THE TABLE AT THE TIME BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE TECHNOLOGIST AS A RESULT OF THE COLLIMATOR IMPACTING THE WRIST.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
823827 COMPAX 40E IZZ GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC XRA003

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1