FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MOBETRON

MDR report key: 1064440 · Received June 23, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953704-2008-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 23, 2008
Date of Event
June 16, 2008
Report Date
June 20, 2008
Manufacturer
INTRAOP MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
LHN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTABLE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN 2008 AT CUSTOMER SITE AND WAS REPORTED TO US BY OUR DISTRIBUTOR. THIS INVOLVED THE MOBETRON MODEL 1000 ELECTRON LINEAR ACCELERATOR THAT WAS SET UP DURING TESTING AND HAD A FAILURE OF A DOCKING DRIVE SCREW AND NUT ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN A TREATMENT HEAD DROPPING A SHORT DISTANCE. FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. INTRAOP MEDICAL CORP. IS CONSIDERING THIS INCIDENT A "MALFUNCTION", SINCE A REOCCURRENCE DURING AN ACTUAL TREATMENT COULD LIKELY RESULT IN A DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EVENT EXPERIENCE. THE REMEDIAL ACTION INVOLVES EITHER A SELF INSPECTION BY OUR CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE THE NUT HAS NOT FAILED, AS EVIDENCED BY BRASS DEBRIS/FILINGS VISIBLE AROUND THE NUT, DOCKING DRIVE SCREW AND THEIR COVER, OR AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION BY INTRAOP SERVICE PERSONNEL. OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN VERBALLY NOTIFIED AND AN ADVISORY NOTICE HAS BEEN SENT ALERTING THEM OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MOBETRON MOBILE ELECTRON LINEAR ACCELERATOR LHN INTRAOP MEDICAL CORP. 1000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1