MalfunctionIXL
DIAGNOST 76 PLUS
Received Mar 30, 2001 · Event occurred Feb 23, 2001
Report 1217116-2001-00004 · MDR key 323949
Device
Generic name
General Purpose R/f System (spot Film/image Intensified).
Manufacturer
Philips Medezin SystemeModel number
9848-500-16202Catalog number
NA
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
Patient
69 YR
- Crushing Injury
- Bone Fracture(s)
- Tissue Damage
- Physical Entrapment
- Surgical procedure
- Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional
- Hospitalization required
- Clotting
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT WAS LAYING PRONE ON THE TABLE WITH TOES HANGING OFF THE TABLETOP TO ACCOMMODATE THE PATIENT'S HEIGHT. AS THE TABLETOP WAS MOVED TOWARDS THE FOOT END, THE PATIENT'S TOES BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN TABLETOP AND TABLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF ONE TOE AND ADDITIONAL TRAUMA TO OTHER TOES. THE PATIENT RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT IN ER FOR THE FRACTURED TOE, AND THE TOENAILS ON TWO OTHER TOES HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT TO RELIEVE PRESSURE DUE TO CLOTTING IN BOTH TOES.