FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACUITY

MDR report key: 1081742 · Received July 25, 2008

Report

Report Number
8020711-2008-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 25, 2008
Date of Event
July 2, 2008
Report Date
July 2, 2008
Manufacturer
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
KPQ
PMA / PMN Number
K033339
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INITIAL INFO INDICATES A POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. THOUGH STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, VARIAN HAS DETERMINED THAT A MDR IS APPROPRIATE. ADD'L F/U TO THIS MDR IS EXPECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A FEW PTS HAVE BEEN MISTREATED, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE ACUITY WORKSTATION. THE PTS ARE PLANNED IN ECLIPSE AND PLANNING APPROVED. THIS PLAN IS OPEN ON THE ACUITY TO ACQUIRE IMAGES OF THE FIELDS (FIELDS WITH MLC). THE SYS DID NOT ALLOW SAVING OF THE IMAGE BECAUSE THE PLAN IS IN "PLANNING APPROVED" (NORMALLY, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ADD A SIMULATION IMAGE TO A PLANNED APPROVED PLAN). THE PHYSICIST UNAPPROVED THE PLAN, DELETED THE DOSE ICON AND SAVED THE IMAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR AN UNK REASON, THE MLC SHAPE HAS BEEN CHANGED. THE PLAN WAS APPROVED AND TREATED WITH THIS WRONG MLC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACUITY SIMULATOR KPQ VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS H77-SIM

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1