FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

KARL STORZ

MDR report key: 727322 · Received May 4, 2006

Report

Report Number
2020550-2006-00024
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 4, 2006
Date of Event
April 7, 2006
Report Date
May 1, 2006
Manufacturer
OMNI CORPORATION
Product Code
FET
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS ANESTHESIZED FOR A URETHROTOMY PROCEDURE. BEFORE THE PROCEDURE STARTED THE VIDEO CART'S ARTICULATING ARM, WHICH HOLDS A FLAT PANEL MONITOR CAME OUT OF ITS SOCKET/CUP CAUSING THE ARM TO SWING FREE AND FRONT FACE OF THE MONITOR SCREEN TO FALL ON THE PATIENT'S FACE. A PAD HAD BEEN LAID ACROSS THE PATIENT'S FACE AND THE MONITOR HAD CALBE TIES ON THE MONITOR CABLES, LESSENING THE IMPACT. THE PROCEDURE WAS IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED AND THE PATIENT WAS VISUALLY EXAMINED; NO APPARENT INJURIES WERE NOTED. THE PATIENT WAS ALSO CT SCANNED AND THE RESULT WAS NEGATIVE; PATIENT CONDITION WAS GOOD. ANOTHER SURGERY HAD TO BE RESCHEDULED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 KARL STORZ VIDEO CART FET OMNI CORPORATION 9601F *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 03 YR Other