inforMED
InjuryCDD

POWER EXPRESS SYSTEM

Received May 16, 2025 · Event occurred Apr 22, 2025

Report 2050012-2025-00150 · MDR key 22037027

Device

Generic name

Radioassay, Vitamin B12

Catalog number

C12680

Lot number

N/A

Product problems

  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE BECKMAN FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) REPORTED AN INJURY TO THE LEFT FOOT WHEN REMOVING THE COVER DURING THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) SERVICE ON THE POWER EXPRESS SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN FRACTURING THE BIG TOE. THE FSE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT, INCLUDING A CAST TO THE INJURED AREA AND PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ANALGESICS. THE FSE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED. THE FSE INDICATED THIS WAS AN ACCIDENTAL INJURY. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE INCIDENT RESULTED FROM AN ACCIDENTAL INJURY. DURING MAINTENANCE, THE COVER ACCIDENTALLY FELL AND STRUCK THE FSE'S LEFT FOOT. THE FSE RECEIVED A CAST AND WAS PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT A SYSTEM CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.