BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    EXACT COUCH

    MDR report key: 610994 · Received June 3, 2005

    Report

    Report Number
    2914292-2005-00006
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    June 3, 2005
    Date of Event
    May 2, 2005
    Report Date
    June 2, 2005
    Manufacturer
    VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Product Code
    LGX
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    NJ, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PT HAD COMPLETED TREATMENT, AND WAS BEING LOWERED WHILE ON THE TREATMENT COUCH. THE PT LOWERED THEIR HANDS TO A POSITION WHICH WAS UNDER THE COUCH TOP SLIDING RAILS, WHILE THE COUCH WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY BEING MOVED OUT LONGITUDINALLY. THEIR FINGER BECAME TRAPPED/PINCHED BETWEEN THE TOP SLIDING RAIL AND THE PEDESTAL BASE. HE PT WAS TAKEN OFF THE TABLE, EVALUATED BY A NURSE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY DEPT. PT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE OF THE 3RD DIGIT, REQUIRING "SPLINTING" OF THE FINGER. THE PT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 EXACT COUCH PT POSITIONING TABLE LGX VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. NA NA

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 70 YR Required Intervention