TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, AC POWERED
Report
- Report Number
- 8010652-2018-00009
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 23, 2018
- Date of Event
- April 25, 2018
- Report Date
- May 23, 2018
- Manufacturer
- HOLGER ULLRICH
- Product Code
- FQO
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
GETINGE USA SALES, LLC (IMPORTER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER OF THE DEVICE MAQUET GMBH, KEHLER STRASSE 31, RASTATT, GERMANY 76437. EXEMPTION # E2018004. GETINGE USA SALES, LLC, 45 BARBOUR POND DRIVE, WAYNE, NJ 07470. CONTACT PERSON: (B)(4). GETINGE-MAQUET WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE BY THE CLINIC. THE FOOT WAS INJURED AND THE FOOT NEEDED SOME MEDICAL TREATMENT AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS FINISHED. THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO GETINGE-MAQUET. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE CLINIC ADMITTED THAT THE ISSUE TOOK PLACE DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR BY THE USER. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY USER ERROR. IN THE INSTRUCTION FOR USE (IFU) IT IS STATED THAT THE USER HAS TO PAY ATTENTION AND REMOVE POTENTIAL HINDRANCE PRIOR TO MOVING / ADJUSTING THE MOBILE OPERATING ROOM TABLE AND AVOID COLLISIONS. THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE MAQUET DEVICE. THE INJURY WAS CAUSED BY USER ERROR. MAQUET (B)(4) PROVIDES PRODUCT FAILURE INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION FOR THE DEVICE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT.
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A MEDICAL STAFF INJURED HIS FOOT DURING THE USE OF THE OPERATING TABLE. THEY REPORTED THEY PLACED A BUCKET UNDER THE TALE. WHEN ADJUSTING THE TABLE THE LEG PLATE COLLIDED WITH THE BUCKET AND THE TABLE BASE WAS LIFTED. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE CLINIC STAFF. ONE CLINIC STAFF PLACED HIS FOOT UNDER THE TABLE BASE . WHEN READJUSTING THE TABLE, THE TABLE BASE DROPPED ON THE FOOT OF THE CLINIC STAFF. THE CLINIC STAFF FOOT WAS INJURED. (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381316 | TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, AC POWERED | TABLE, OPERATING-ROOM, AC-POWERED | FQO | HOLGER ULLRICH | 113222BO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |