inforMED
InjuryFSE

SCHUREMED BEACH CHAIR

Received Mar 25, 2022 · Event occurred Feb 11, 2022

Report MW5108525 · MDR key 13928678

Device

Generic name

Table, Operating-room, Manual

Product problems

  • Defective Component

Patient

Unknown

  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

OPERATING ROOM PATIENT WAS ON TRUMPF 7000U TABLE WITH SCHUREMED SHOULDER CHAIR. WHEN STARTING TO POSITION PATIENT, CHAIR BECAME UNLOCKED AND UNLATCHED FROM THE TABLE WHICH CAUSED THE PATIENT TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM ON SHOULDER CHAIR, WHICH THEN CAUSED IT TO BECOME UNLATCHED FROM THE TABLE. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).