FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MOBILE EXAMINATION LIGHT F 300, LED, DIMMABLE, W/EXTRA WEIGHT, 100-120 V(AC) W/S

MDR report key: 8994879 · Received September 11, 2019

Report

Report Number
0008010153-2019-00013
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 11, 2019
Date of Event
August 16, 2019
Report Date
November 20, 2019
Manufacturer
BERCHTOLD GMBH & CO. KG
Product Code
KZF
UDI-DI
07613327296167
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL IS BEING SUBMITTED TO UPDATE THE MDR CATALOG NUMBER AND PRODUCT CODE. THE CATALOG NUMBER HAS BEEN UPDATED FROM CH00000001 TO CF 2893075 THAT WAS FOUND DURING THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. THE PRODUCT CODE HAS BEING UPDATED FROM FSY TO KZF.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SCREW BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE LIGHT HEAD DROPPED FROM THE ARM IN L&D AND MADE CONTACT WITH A NURSES HEAD. THE NURSE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR A CONCUSSION AND MISSED WORK FOR 4 DAYS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OR DELAYS TO PROCEDURE FOR THE PATIENT INVOLVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN THE LABOR & DELIVERY ROOM, A SCREW BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE F300 EXAM LIGHT DROPPED FROM THE ARM AND HIT CONTRACTED EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. A STRYKER FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN (SFST) WAS DISPATCHED FOR INVESTIGATION. DURING HIS ONSITE VISIT, THE SFST FOUND THAT THE AFFECTED UNIT WAS A ROLL STAND VERSION OF THE F300 EXAM LIGHT SYSTEM. ONSITE INVESTIGATION PHOTOS SHOWED THAT THE SCREW USED TO SECURE THE SPRING ARM TO THE ROLL STAND WAS MISSING. WITH REGARDS TO THE CONTRACT EMPLOYEE¿S INJURIES, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION. THERE WERE NO CUTS OR LACERATIONS NOTED, BUT BRUISING WAS FOUND ON THE BACK OF THE NECK/HEAD AREA. THE CONTRACTOR REPORTEDLY MISSED 4 DAYS OF WORK AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS UNKNOWN, THE SFST NOTED THAT THIS EXAM LIGHT SYSTEM WAS LAST PM¿D/SERVICED BY THE HOSPITAL BIOMEDICAL TEAM IN JUNE 2018, AND THAT THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN USE FOR 14 MONTHS. THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE WOULD BE IMPROPER SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE BY HOSPITAL PERSONNEL AS OUTLINED IN THE CHROMOPHARE F300 EXAM LIGHT OPERATING MANUAL, PART #57363, REVISION J, SECTIONS 9.3 AND 9.4. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OR DELAYS TO PROCEDURE FOR THE PATIENT INVOLVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SCREW BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE LIGHT HEAD DROPPED FROM THE ARM IN L&D AND MADE CONTACT WITH A NURSE'S HEAD. THE NURSE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR A CONCUSSION AND MISSED WORK FOR 4 DAYS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OR DELAYS TO PROCEDURE FOR THE PATIENT INVOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
791312 MOBILE EXAMINATION LIGHT F 300, LED, DIMMABLE, W/EXTRA WEIGHT, 100-120 V(AC) W/S AC-POWERED MEDICAL EXAMINATION LIGHT KZF BERCHTOLD GMBH & CO. KG 07613327296167

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1