FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SEDECAL
MDR report key: 5499509
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Received March 14, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 9617251-2016-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 14, 2016
- Date of Event
- February 11, 2016
- Report Date
- March 16, 2016
- Manufacturer
- SEDECAL SA
- Product Code
- IZL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K103522
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- PARAMEDIC
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
A RETROFIT KIT HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR INSTALLATION ON ALL AFFECTED SYSTEMS. THIS WILL PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM BEING REPEATED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS IS A MOBILE X-RAY SYSTEM. THERE IS A COMBINATION GENERATOR/TUBEHEAD/COLLIMATOR MOUNTED ON AN ARTICULATING ARM. DURING THE NORMAL USE OF THE SYSTEM THE WELD IN THE JOINT, ELBOW AT THE TOP PART OF THE FRAME WAS BROKEN. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY FELL TO THE GROUND. HAD THERE BEEN A PATIENT OR USER PRESENT UNDER THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY WHEN IT FELL, THEY LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THIS UNIT (B)(4) WAS PRODUCED AT SEDECAL IN JUNE 2014.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154369 | SEDECAL | MOBILE X-RAY SYSTEM | IZL | SEDECAL SA | MOVIX 8.0 E+ (DRAGON) |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |