FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
AQUILION 16
MDR report key: 1328638
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Received February 19, 2009
Report
- Report Number
- 1328638
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 19, 2009
- Date of Event
- February 16, 2009
- Report Date
- February 19, 2009
- Manufacturer
- TOSHIBA AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- JAK
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST AND THE RADIOLOGY TECH WERE PERFORMING A BIOPSY WHEN THEY NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. ONE OR TWO MINUTES LATER THEY HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM BEHIND THE GANTRY AND SMOKE ROSE TO THE CEILING. THE SCANNER WAS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE PATIENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AREA. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED. THE FIRE COMPANY AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING WERE CALLED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AQUILION 16 | CT SCANNER | JAK | TOSHIBA AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 YR |