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Model Number CSPE76 |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problem
Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559)
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Event Date 09/28/2023 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Udi : (b)(4).Legal manufacturer: hcs beijing - west area of building no.3, no.1 yongchang north road, beijing economic and technological development area china beijing beijing, 100176.Ge healthcare's investigation is ongoing.A follow up report will be submitted when the investigation has been completed.H3 other text : device evaluation anticipated, but not yet begun.
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Event Description
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It was reported that, while performing maintenance training for two new hires in his department, an inhouse field engineer manually rotated the gantry and pinched his hand; sustaining a puncture.Medical treatment included five stitches.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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It was reported that during maintenance training, a customer's inhouse field engineer sustained a hand injury that was treated with stitches.Investigation revealed that he was teaching two new hires, and he implemented the teaching according to the standard process.However, he was not paying attention when he rotated the gantry while resting his hand inside the gantry.The service manual states that personal protective equipment needs to be worn, but he was not wearing safety gloves.The service manual states "never put any part of your body into the gantry, unless the gantry is locked." but he did not follow this instruction.Investigation and risk assessment have concluded that there is no need for capa because the design's residual risk has been determined to be afap and no mitigations are available to significantly reduce the risk further.Gehc will continue to trend similar events.
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