CELL-DYN 3200 CS 110V
Received Aug 17, 2006 · Event occurred Jul 28, 2006
Report 2919069-2006-00064 · MDR key 751905
Device
Generic name
Automated Hematology Analyzer
Manufacturer
Abbott Diagnostics Division/celldynModel number
NACatalog number
4H59-01
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
60 YR
- Bruise/Contusion
- Nerve Damage
- Pain
- Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional
- Treatment with medication(s)
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE ACCOUNT STATES THAT A LAB CONSULTANT WAS HIT ON HER PRESCRIPTION GLASSES WHICH WENT ON THE BRIDGE ON THE NOSE BY THE LEFT COVER OF THE CELL-DYN 3200 CS ANALYZER WHEN TRYING TO MOVE A PRINTER DURING AN INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION. THE ACCOUNT STATES THE GLASSES WERE NOT DAMAGED BUT THAT SHE WAS BRUISED OVER THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE. A PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDED AN X-RAY. REVIEW OF THE X-RAY RESULTS COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE NOSE WAS BROKEN. THE LAB CONSULTANT STATES THAT SINCE THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE, SHE HAS ALSO HAD BACK PAINS. AN MRI (SPINAL LUMBAR WITHOUT INTRAVENOUS CONTRAST) WAS PERFORMED, WITH RESULTS SUGGESTING A HERNIATED DISK. AN EPIDURAL WAS ADMINISTERED TO SHRINK THE DAMAGED NERVE IN HER BACK. NO FURTHER IMPACT TO PT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
THIS IS AN INITIAL REPORT. AN INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.