FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AXIOM ARTIS ZEE FLOOR

MDR report key: 7269884 · Received February 14, 2018

Report

Report Number
3004977335-2018-00312
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 14, 2018
Date of Event
January 29, 2018
Report Date
January 30, 2018
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Product Code
IZI
PMA / PMN Number
K073290
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

EXEMPTION NUMBER E2017017. (B)(4). SIEMENS IS CONDUCTING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENTS. AS THIS EVENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, A ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. A SUPPLEMENT REPORT WILL BE FILED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

SIEMENS HAS COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGE BETWEEN NURSE, INFUSION STAND AND TABLE. A SERVICE ENGINEER CHECKED THE AFFECTED SYSTEM AND NO LEAKAGE CURRENT COULD BE FOUND. EARTH MEASUREMENTS OF THE TABLE AND THE ACCESSORIES SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE NURSE REPORTED "A KIND OF LOW LEVEL ELECTRICAL SHOCK". THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE IS AN ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGE BETWEEN THE NURSE, THE INFUSION STAND AND THE TABLE. THE REPORTED ELECTRICAL SHOCK IS NOT RELATED TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE ARTIS ZEE SYSTEM. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IN THE FIELD IS PLANNED BASED ON THE PRESENT EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED TO SIEMENS THAT AN ADVERSE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING THE AXIOM ARTIS ZEE FLOOR SYSTEM. FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE, A NURSE TURNED OFF THE SYRINGE PUMP AND PULLED THE PLUG OFF THE TABLE. WHILE HOLDING THE PLUG OF THE PUMP IN ONE HAND, SHE TOUCHED THE INFUSION STAND WITH HER OTHER HAND AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME IF MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE UNAWARE OF ANY IMPACT TO THE STATE OF HEALTH OF ANY PATIENT INVOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
115103 AXIOM ARTIS ZEE FLOOR SYSTEM, X-RAY, ANGIOGRAPHIC IZI SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH 10094135

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other