FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
YELLOWFIN STIRRUP
MDR report key: 8349403
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Received February 19, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- 8349403
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 19, 2019
- Date of Event
- December 20, 2018
- Report Date
- February 13, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- CCX
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE PLACING ROBOTIC PORTS, RIGHT STIRRUP HINGE BROKE AND FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE THE PATIENT WAS IN FULL TRENDELENBERG POSITION. SURGICAL TECH PICKED UP PATIENT'S LEG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ATTENDING SURGEON WAS NOTIFIED. RIGHT STIRRUP WAS REPLACED. EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE PINS THAT ENGAGES THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS MISSING AND THE OTHER PIN WAS BACKED OUT OF THE HOLE ENOUGH TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE LEG HOLDER TO FALL. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS NOTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142644 | YELLOWFIN STIRRUP | SUPPORT, PATIENT POSITION | CCX | ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21170 DA |