FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARDIOGEN-82®

MDR report key: 13839123 · Received March 21, 2022

Report

Report Number
13839123
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 21, 2022
Date of Event
March 1, 2022
Report Date
March 3, 2022
Manufacturer
BRACCO DIAGNOSTIC INC.
Product Code
KPS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
UT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE CARDIAC MOLECULAR IMAGING (CMI) COORDINATOR REPORTED THAT A NEW RB-82 GENERATOR WAS RECEIVED. "AFTER THE GENERATOR FAILED TWO QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTS, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED FOR ASSISTANCE." CMI COORDINATOR WORKED WITH BRACCO DIAGNOSTIC INC. ALL DAY MONDAY TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER TESTS AND CHECKS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GENERATOR CASE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE. ALL CONTAMINATION WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE DELIVERY SYSTEM OF THE GENERATOR SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO PERFORM ANY SPILL CLEANUP AND THERE WERE EXPOSURE RATE CONCERNS. THE DAMAGED GENERATOR DELIVERY SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY BEING STORED IN THE ¿HOT LAB.¿ WE ARE WORKING TO RETURN THE GENERATOR BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ARE AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS. NO PATIENTS WERE TREATED WITH THIS GENERATOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
545195 CARDIOGEN-82® SYSTEM, TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTED, EMISSION KPS BRACCO DIAGNOSTIC INC. 1700 09101-220531

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown