AZURION
Report
- Report Number
- 3003768277-2021-10022
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 31, 2021
- Date of Event
- May 2, 2021
- Manufacturer
- PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V.
- Product Code
- OWB
- UDI-DI
- 00884838085268
- PMA / PMN Number
- K163715
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
CORRECTED DATA: UPDATED PATIENT OUTCOME CODE FROM (B)(6). ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE- PHILIPS HAS INVESTIGATED THIS COMPLAINT. PHILIPS HAS PERFORMED A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE CLINICAL STATUS OF THE PATIENT. HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER DECLINED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PHILIPS HAS ANALYZED THE LOG FILE AND FOUND THAT THE SYSTEM IDENTIFIED COLLISIONS WHILE THE USER WAS PERFORMING MOTORIZED FRONTAL STAND MOVEMENT. THE COLLISION ERRORS STOPPED THE C-ARM MOVEMENT AND WERE CAUSED BY MOTOR CURRENT VALUES BEING OUT OF TOLERANCE, NOT PHYSICAL COLLISIONS. A PHILIPS ENGINEER RECALIBRATED THE MOTOR CURRENTS AND THE SYSTEM WAS RETURNED TO USE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
IT WAS REPORTED TO PHILIPS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A COMPLETION ANGIOGRAM DURING AN EMERGENCY VASCULAR SURGICAL BYPASS PROCEDURE, THE PHILIPS AZURION SYSTEM STOPPED RESPONDING TO MOTION CONTROLS. THE DETECTOR WAS STUCK IN A POSITION THAT DID NOT ALLOW APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO THE PATIENT. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE PATIENT (ELDERLY PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT CARDIOVASCULAR, PULMONARY AND OTHER CONDITIONS PRESENTING A HIGH ANESTHESIA RISK), THE SURGEON DECIDED TO END THE CASE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROCEDURE AND WHETHER ADDITIONAL STEPS COULD BE PERFORMED DURING THIS OPERATION TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PERFUSION OF THE LIMB. THE HIGH-RISK PATIENT REQUIRED REOPERATION TWO DAYS LATER TO ADDRESS LIMB-THREATENING ISSUES THAT ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DETECTED AND ADDRESSED HAD THE SYSTEM NOT FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMPLETION ANGIOGRAM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 803005 | AZURION | INTERVENTIONAL FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY SYSTEM | OWB | PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V. | AZURION 7 M20 | 00884838085268 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |