FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

OPERON B810

MDR report key: 512794 · Received January 13, 2004

Report

Report Number
1220685-2003-00006
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 13, 2004
Date of Event
December 15, 2003
Report Date
December 22, 2003
Manufacturer
BERCHTOLD CORP.
Product Code
FQO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A CASE WITH A PT POSITIONED ON A B810 SURGICAL TABLE, THE PRIMARY HAND PENDANT FAILED. REPORTEDLY, ANY BUTTON PRESSED RESULTED IN THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BACK SECTION. THE SECTIONS MOVE SLOWLY SO THE HOSP PERSONNEL REPEATEDLY TRIED TO OPERATE THE PRIMARY HAND PENDANT AFTER THE INITIAL MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE BACK SECTION BEING LOWERED TO A POINT THAT COULD HAVE COMPROMISED THE PT'S SAFETY. THE LABELING STATES THAT IF THE PRIMARY HAND PENDANT FAILS THEN THE AUXILLARY PENDANT SHOULD BE UTILIZED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OPERON B810 SURGICAL TABLE FQO BERCHTOLD CORP. B810 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NO INFO Other