| Model Number |
SDM-05000-3D2 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device Handling Problem (3265)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Bone Fracture(s) (1870); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
03/29/2016
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Our fe called this in as he was told of the incident.He had been at the site the week before for a different service and noticed the cabinet and that it wouldn't allow the 90 degree rotation and explained to the site manager that the cabinet had to be removed.He has tested all switches on the c-arm and found no evidence of any malfunction.The site has stated hologic has no responsibility and that the system did not malfunction.
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Event or Problem Description
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A cabinet had been placed in the mammography room, which prevented the c-arm from moving to 90 degrees.A technologist and her manager were trying to measure where the cabinet needed to be cut and the technologist angled the c-arm onto the managers hand.The manger sustained a broken finger and part of the finger stayed on the cabinet requiring a skin graph.
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