KODAK X-OMAT MULTILOADER 7000
Received Jul 3, 2003 · Event occurred Jun 8, 2003
Report 1317307-2003-00003 · MDR key 470656
Device
Generic name
X-ray Film Processor
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak CompanyModel number
ML7000Catalog number
1161967
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Thermal Decomposition of Device
- Fire
- Smoking
Patient
Not reported
- Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional
- Hospitalization required
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IN 2003, A HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE CALLED KODAK. WHEN KODAK RETURNED THE CALL TO THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYEE'S FAMILY MEMBER INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE IN THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. THE KODAK REPRESENTATIVE WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT DAY AND WAS SHOWN, FROM A DISTANCE, THE KODAK X-OMAT MULTILOADER 7000 IN A BURNT STATE. THE INCIDENT SCENE HAD BEEN CLOSED OFF BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY. IT WAS INDICATED THAT TWO FIREMEN AND TWO HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. (THIS UNIT WAS INSTALLED AND SERVICED BY A KODAK DEALER, ELECTRO-MEDICAL/PROSOL.)