FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SEDECAL

MDR report key: 5499509 · 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