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MalfunctionFLE

ATLAS

Received Dec 19, 2024 · Event occurred Nov 19, 2024

Report 3005899764-2024-00075 · MDR key 20976597

Device

Generic name

Atlas Transfer Carriage

Model number

AX0660230830000013

Catalog number

AX0660230830000013

Product problems

  • Failure to Align
  • Failure to Align

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Muscle/Tendon Damage
  • Muscle/Tendon Damage

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

A STERIS SERVICE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE TO INSPECT THE LOADING CAR ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT THE LOADING CAR WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE STERILIZER'S DOCKING STATION. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE TECHNICIAN ADJUSTED THE LOADING CAR, TESTED THE UNIT, CONFIRMED IT TO BE OPERATING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION, AND RETURNED IT TO SERVICE. NO ADDITIONAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem

THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT AN EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN THEIR SHOULDER WHILE UNLOADING THEIR LOADING CAR. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT AND ADMINISTERED (FIRST AID).