MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BLACK FOREST MEDICAL GMBH DORO® SKULL CLAMP; DORO® QR3 SKULL CLAMP

Model Number	1001.001
Medical Device Problem Code	Device Slipped (1584)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Laceration(s) (1946)
Date of Event	02/17/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
There is no apparent connection between the deviation detected in this investigation (slight movement in arc holder, open-lock mechanism) and the reported slippage.Any deviations due to non-compliance with the maintenance cycle specified in the ifu may remain undetected if inspection and maintenance are not carried out, therefore the reporting customer is advised of the importance of complying with the maintenance interval within this complaint correspondence.From our experience, pinning technique plays a significant role in slippage during skull fixation, so it cannot be excluded that the pinning of the patient's skull may not have been optimal as described in the instruction manual: "adjust the skull clamp to the width of the patient's head in the manner that the two skull pins in the rocker arm are equidistant from the centerline of the head and the single skull pin at the extension assembly is in line with this centerline.
Event or Problem Description
Customer informed us on 23rd of february that one of our products was involved in a case in which a laceration occured.

• Brand Name: DORO® SKULL CLAMP
• Common Device Name: DORO® QR3 SKULL CLAMP
• Manufacturer (Section D): BLACK FOREST MEDICAL GMBH; boetzinger strasse 86; freiburg im breisgau, baden-wuerttemberg ; GM
• Manufacturer (Section G): BLACK FOREST MEDICAL GMBH; boetzinger strasse 86; freiburg im breisgau, baden-wuerttemberg 79111 , DE; GM 79111, DEU
• Manufacturer Contact: nathalie anti ; boetzinger strasse 86; freiburg im breisgau, baden-wuerttemberg 79111 ; GM 79111
• MDR Report Key: 24580179
• Report Number: 3003923584-2026-00009
• Device Sequence Number: 10475358
• Product Code: HBL
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04250435506196
• UDI-Public: 04250435506196
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: GA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K203505
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: User Facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Remedial Action: Repair,Inspection
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 03/05/2026

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 1001.001
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 02/23/2026
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/23/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/12/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 04/23/2024
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Other
• Patient Sex: Unknown