FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NUCLETRON

MDR report key: 122282 · 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