FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NUCLETRON
MDR report key: 122282
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Received September 23, 1997
Report
- Report Number
- 1121753-1997-00023
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 23, 1997
- Date of Event
- April 4, 1996
- Report Date
- September 23, 1997
- Manufacturer
- NUCLETRON BV
- Product Code
- IWB
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- BE
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
FIELD HAD BEEN TREATED WITHOUT A WEDGE ON A CO-60 UNIT. SUBSEQUENTLY FIELD B WAS TRANSFERRED TO A LINEAR ACCELERATOR AND A WEDGE WAS ADDED TO THIS FIELD. BEFORE FIRST TREATMENT WITH LINE W/ACCELERATOR, THE CURRENT REFERENCES SHOWED A BLANK FOR WEDGE MU BUT IT WAS VISIBLE ON THE EDIT FIELD SCREEN. FIRST TREATMENT ON LINE W/ACCELERATOR WAS ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER FIRST TREATMENT CURRENT REFERENCE SHOWED "O" FOR WEDGE MU ALTHOUGH WEDGE MU WAS DELIVERED. AT SECOND TREATMENT ON THE LINE W/ACCELERATOR, NO SETUP FOR WEDGE WAS DISPLAYED (WHICH WAS INCORRECT); TOTAL DOSE WAS DELIVERED WITHOUT WEDGE, BUT DOSE ACCUMULATION WAS WRONG AS IF THE ORIGINAL DOSE WITHOUT WEDGE HAD BEEN GIVEN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUCLETRON | VERIFLEX R & V SYSTEM | IWB | NUCLETRON BV | V2.03A | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | Other |