FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROTEUS XR/A
MDR report key: 1140570
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Received August 28, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 9613445-2008-00026
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 28, 2008
- Date of Event
- March 10, 2008
- Report Date
- March 10, 2008
- Manufacturer
- GE HANGWEI MEDICAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
- Product Code
- KPR
- PMA / PMN Number
- K993090
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE GE FIELD ENGINEER (FE) EVALUATED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE FOOTSWITCH FLAG THAT CUTS THE LIGHT BEAM WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, PREVENTING THE TABLE LOCKS FROM ENGAGING. THE FE RE-ADJUSTED THE FLAG AND VERIFIED THAT THE TABLE LOCKS WERE PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TABLE LOCKS DID NOT ACTUATE, CAUSING THE TABLETOP TO MOVE IN TWO DIRECTIONS WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT NOR INJURY REPORTED. THIS SITUATION COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN INJURY IF A PATIENT OR OPERATOR WERE UNAWARE OF THIS CONDITION WHILE LOADING A PATIENT. THE ENSUING INSTABILITY COULD LEAD TO A FALL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROTEUS XR/A | KPR | GE HANGWEI MEDICAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. | 2259988 | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA |