inforMED
InjuryILK

MRI PATIENT TROLLEY

Received Apr 24, 2015 · Event occurred Feb 18, 2015

Report MW5042381 · MDR key 4739574

Device

Generic name

Lift

Manufacturer

Siemens

Model number

10018482

Product problems

  • Disconnection
  • Mechanical Problem

Patient

31 YR

  • Fall

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM MRI SCAN AND DURING TRANSPORT THE PATIENT BACKBOARD BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM PATIENT TROLLEY AND PATIENT FELL TO THE GROUND WITH BACKBOARD. NO INJURY TO PATIENT NOTED. USER INDICATED THAT THE TABLE WAS DOCKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND APPEARED STABLE. INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE A MECHANICAL ERROR WITH TABLE TROLLEY.