MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed from a 01,05 report with the FDA on 1997-09-26 for CHAIRMAN DENTAL CHAIR L1 007890 manufactured by Siemens Pelton & Crane.
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Dental chair broke. The dr. Said that he was inclining a patient up in the chair for an x-ray when the lift linkage in the chair broke causing the patient to fall and hit their head on the rear counter top. The patient received a sore neck and a headache. The chair back with the patient also fell on the dental assistant's leg causing her to get a contusion on her leg. The dr. Said that there were no permanent injuries to neither the patient nor the dental assistant.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
Report Number | 1017522-1997-00122 |
MDR Report Key | 123965 |
Report Source | 01,05 |
Date Received | 1997-09-26 |
Date of Report | 1997-09-26 |
Date Mfgr Received | 1997-08-29 |
Device Manufacturer Date | 1975-03-01 |
Date Added to Maude | 1997-10-03 |
Event Key | 0 |
Report Source Code | Manufacturer report |
Manufacturer Link | Y |
Number of Patients in Event | 0 |
Adverse Event Flag | 3 |
Product Problem Flag | 3 |
Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 0 |
Reporter Occupation | DENTIST |
Health Professional | 3 |
Initial Report to FDA | 3 |
Report to FDA | 3 |
Event Location | 0 |
Single Use | 3 |
Remedial Action | RL |
Previous Use Code | 3 |
Removal Correction Number | NA |
Event Type | 3 |
Type of Report | 3 |
Brand Name | CHAIRMAN DENTAL CHAIR |
Generic Name | DENTAL OPERATORY CHAIR |
Product Code | KLC |
Date Received | 1997-09-26 |
Model Number | L1 |
Catalog Number | 007890 |
Lot Number | NA |
ID Number | NA |
Operator | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
Device Availability | N |
Device Eval'ed by Mfgr | N |
Implant Flag | N |
Date Removed | A |
Device Sequence No | 1 |
Device Event Key | 121377 |
Manufacturer | SIEMENS PELTON & CRANE |
Manufacturer Address | PO BOX 7800 CHARLOTTE NC 282417800 US |
Baseline Brand Name | CHAIRMAN |
Baseline Generic Name | DENTAL CHAIR |
Baseline Model No | L1 |
Baseline Catalog No | 007890 |
Baseline ID | NA |
Baseline Device Family | DENTAL OPERATORY WITH ACCESSORIES |
Baseline Shelf Life Contained | A |
Baseline Shelf Life [Months] | * |
Baseline PMA Flag | N |
Baseline 510K PMN | N |
Baseline Preamendment | N |
Baseline Transitional | N |
510k Exempt | N |
Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date |
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1 | 0 | 1997-09-26 |