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	Insufficient Information (4580)
Date of Event	02/06/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Based on the findings of the investigation, no direct causal link can be established between the skull clamp that was sent and the incident described.Damage was observed on the teeth on the underside of the extension arm, as well as impact marks on the surface of the component, indicating improper/ rough handling.In general, if the product is handled improperly (e.G., due to external forces) and/or maintained improperly (particularly with regard to lubrication of the relevant components), it cannot be excluded that the teeth may become misaligned (skull clamp arms jammed) and that subsequent engagement of the teeth may cause slippage.However, this can be prevented by performing the safety checks specified in the ifu and by adequately lubricating the components relevant to the running characteristics.A corresponding misalignment could not be reproduced on the device in question during this investigation.From our experience, the pinning technique can contribute to a loss of clamping force and/or slippages.In this context, we refer to the product's instruction manual (secure the patient's head to the skull clamp): "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 that one of our products was involved in a case in which the patient sustained an injury from pins slipping.

• 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 79111 ; GM 79111
• MDR Report Key: 24625024
• Report Number: 3003923579-2026-00010
• Device Sequence Number: 8596309
• Product Code: HBL
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04250435506196
• UDI-Public: 04250435506196
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: GM
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Importer
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Administrator/Supervisor
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 03/18/2026
• Report Date (Section F): 03/02/2026

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: 03/02/2026
• Distributor Facility Aware Date: 03/02/2026
• Device Age: 3 YR
• Event Location: Hospital
• Date Report to Manufacturer: 03/02/2026
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: Not provided
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/18/2026
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Other
• Patient Sex: Unknown