FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HDI 1000

MDR report key: 112205 · Received August 12, 1997

Report

Report Number
3019216-1997-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 12, 1997
Date of Event
August 5, 1997
Report Date
August 12, 1997
Manufacturer
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.
Product Code
IYO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DISPLAY ERROR IN THE HDI 1000 ULTRASOUND SYS WAS DISCOVERED DURING RANDOM PRODUCTION TESTING BY ATL'S MFG QUALITY CONTROL GROUP. MOVING BETWEEN CERTAIN UNIQUE COMMAND SEQUENCES IN THE HDI 1000'S DUAL IMAGE DISPLAY AND IMAGE SAVE/RECALL FUNCTIONS RESULT IN A MONITOR DISPLAY WITH A MISMATCHED ULTRASOUND IMAGE AND OVERLAY GRAPHICS FOR SAVED IMAGES. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS IMAGES STORED WITH THE SYS SAVE/RECALL FUNCTION. NO REPORTS OF THIS ERROR HAVE BEEN REC'D BY ATL FROM ANY OF ITS HDI 1000 CUSTOMERS. ON THE RECALLED FRAME, THE DEPTH POSITION AND SCALE MAY NOT MATCH THE ULTRASOUND IMAGE. MEASUREMENTS MADE ON AN IMAGE WITH THIS PROBLEM WILL BE IN ERROR. THE RANGE OF THE ERROR MAY BE FROM <1% TO THE MAXIMUM SYS ZOOM FACTOR OF 2.5 TIMES AND MAY CAUSE A POTENTIAL ERROR IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PT CONDITION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HDI 1000 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM IYO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. 8500-0040-01 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Other