FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COHERENCE THERAPIST

MDR report key: 1191464 · Received September 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
2910081-2008-00036
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 19, 2008
Date of Event
August 17, 2008
Report Date
August 21, 2008
Manufacturer
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
Product Code
IYE
PMA / PMN Number
K060226
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RESULTS - OTHER - INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY PENDING AND THE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WE HAVE BECOME AWARE OF A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH OUR TREATMENT PLANNING/TREAT-STATION USED WITH OUR MEDICAL LINEAR ACCELERATOR. IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION DURING PATIENT SETUP, THE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT THE CONE BEAM CONTOUR HAS BEEN ALTERED AND DOES NOT MATCH THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE SET. THIS ISSUE CAN RESULT IN POTENTIAL MISTREATMENT OF THE OPERATOR IS NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE CONTOUR SHIFT ON THE SYSTEM SCREEN. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, NO PATIENTS WERE MISTREATED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. THE CONTOUR SHOWS CORRECTLY IN OTHER RELATED WORKSTATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COHERENCE THERAPIST ACCELERATOR, LINEAR, MEDICAL IYE SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1