FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MAQUET OR TABLE SYSTEM MAGNUS

MDR report key: 4921048 · Received July 15, 2015

Report

Report Number
8010652-2015-00014
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 15, 2015
Date of Event
June 17, 2015
Report Date
June 18, 2015
Manufacturer
MAQUET GMBH
Product Code
FQO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A MAQUET FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN (FST) VISITED THE HOSPITAL AND FOUND THAT A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD BUILT-IN THE UPPER PART OF THE COLUMN WAS CHARRED. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE EVENT COULD NOT BE CLEARLY DETERMINED. IN GENERAL TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES CAN CAUSE THE REPORTED EVENT: INGRESS OF LIQUIDS: THIS ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE EXCLUDED BUT NO SIGNIFICANT MARKS COULD BE FOUND. SHORT-CIRCUIT: THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOUND SQUEEZING MARKS ON SOME WIRES CAUSED BY WRONG LAYING OF CABLES. POSSIBLY THIS LED TO SHORT-CIRCUITS. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS OCCURRED DURING MANUFACTURING OF THE DEVICE BECAUSE A DIELECTRIC TEST IS PERFORMED FOR EACH DEVICE AFTER MANUFACTURING. ON THE OTHER HAND ACCORDING TO THE DHR OF THE AFFECTED DEVICE NO REPAIRS ON THIS PART OF THE COLUMN HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY MAQUET. MAQUET (B)(4) PROVIDES PRODUCT FAILURE INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION FOR THE DEVICE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER A SURGICAL PROCEDURE SMELL OF BURNING ON THE OR TABLE COLUMN WAS NOTICED. NO INJURY REPORTED TO MAQUET. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
460644 MAQUET OR TABLE SYSTEM MAGNUS TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, AC-POWERED FQO MAQUET GMBH 1180.01A0

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1