FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OMEGA IV COMPACT X-RAY TABLE

MDR report key: 6041018 · Received October 19, 2016

Report

Report Number
6041018
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 19, 2016
Date of Event
September 12, 2016
Report Date
September 13, 2016
Manufacturer
GE HEALTHCARE, LLC
Product Code
MQB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENT WAS HAVING A FIBRILLATION OR PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION PROCEDURE IN EP LAB. THE X-RAY TABLE IS FROM GENERAL ELECTRIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS WITH SYSTEM ID INNOVA. THE DOCTOR HAD DIFFICULTY EXCHANGING THE SHEATH IN THE RIGHT GROIN AND MOVED THE TABLE FORWARD TO LOOK AT THE GROIN UNDER FLUORO. WHEN THE TABLE WAS MOVED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE UPPER PART OF THE TABLE DROPPED AND THE BASE OF THE TABLE LIFTED UP FROM THE FLOOR. THE PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO A STRETCHER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
693242 OMEGA IV COMPACT X-RAY TABLE SOLID STATE X-RAY IMAGER (FLAT PANEL/DIGITAL IMAGER) MQB GE HEALTHCARE, LLC 2320221-3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR OTHER DEVICES WERE USED ON THE PATIENT AT THIS TIM