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TRANSPORT INCUBATOR TI 500 GLOBETROTTER
Received Nov 14, 2002 · Event occurred Oct 13, 2002
Report 2510954-2002-00009 · MDR key 428591
Device
Generic name
Transport Incubator
Manufacturer
Hill-rom AirshieldsModel number
TI 500 GLOBE TROTTERCatalog number
NA
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Use of Device Problem
- Device Tipped Over
Patient
*
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A TI-500 TRANSPORT INCUBATOR TIPPED ON IT'S SIDE DURING TRANSPORT. THE PT IS FINE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON THE DRIVEWAY MOVING TOWARDS THE AMBULANCE. THE INCUBATOR PASSED OVER A DRAIN GRATE WHERE THE WHEEL APPARENTLY DROPPED BETWEEN THE GRATES AND BECAME STUCK. THE MOMENTUM OF THE INCUBATOR CAUSED IT TO TOPPLE OVER. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WITH THE INCUBATOR AT THE TIME. TRANSPORT INCUBATOR WAS NOT DAMAGED.