FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LFX GENERATOR

MDR report key: 127200 · Received October 17, 1997

Report

Report Number
2122726-1997-00035
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 17, 1997
Date of Event
August 14, 1997
Report Date
October 17, 1997
Manufacturer
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
IZO
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO GE THAT THE PATIENT SHOWED SIGNS OF A RADIATION BURN BELOW THE RIGHT SHOULDER AREA OF 19CM BY 12CM. THE PROCEDURE WAS AN 11-HOUR EXAM WITH 3 HR. + OF FLOURO WITH 300 R OF DOSE. THE BURN WAS FROM THE LATERAL TUBE OF THE BIPLANE POSTIONER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LFX GENERATOR DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY IZO GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS 46-275911G8 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other