FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

IMMULITE 2000 ANALYZER

MDR report key: 438896 · Received January 15, 2003

Report

Report Number
2247117-2003-00001
Date Received
January 15, 2003
Date of Event
December 16, 2002
Report Date
January 8, 2003
Manufacturer
DPC INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS DIVISIONS
Product Code
JJQ
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IMMULITE 2000 OPERATOR WAS MOVING MONITOR AWAY FROM COVER ON THE IMMULITE 2000 ANALYZER AND THE TRAY HOLDING THE KEYBOARD AND MONITOR FELL. THE OPERATOR JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY, AND WAS STRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THEIR FACE NEAR THEIR EAR AND CHIN BY THE FALLING PARTS. THERE WAS NO BLOOD AND THE OPERATOR HAD A SMALL BUMP UNDER THEIR CHIN. THEIR NECK FELT A LITTLE STIFF FROM THEM JERKING THEIR HEAD TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE OPERATOR WENT TO SEE AN ER PHYSICIAN TO BE EXAMINED, AND WAS TREATED FOR A BRUISED CHIN. DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS CORP DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT UNTIL IT WAS REPORTED TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE REP IN 2002.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IMMULITE 2000 ANALYZER AUTOMATED ANALYZER FOR IVD USE. JJQ DPC INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS DIVISIONS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *