FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ELEKTA GAMMAKNIFE, AB
MDR report key: 1589590
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Received January 26, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- MW5014534
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 26, 2010
- Date of Event
- January 15, 2010
- Report Date
- January 19, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ELEKTA, AB
- Product Code
- IWB
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- LA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
EMERGENCY STOP WAS ACTIVATED (DEPRESSED) WHILE GAMMAKNIFE UNIT WAS IN TREATMENT POSITON, DURING A MONTHLY QA PROCEDURE. WHEN EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON WAS PULLED OUT AND RESET BUTTON DEPRESSED, GAMMAKNIFE FAILED TO MOVE TREATMENT COUCH OUT AND CLOSE THE TREATMENT DOOR. NO PT WAS INVOLVED. CAUSE: RELAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMERGENCY STOP FAILED TO DISENGAGE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELEKTA GAMMAKNIFE, AB | GAMMAKNIFE | IWB | ELEKTA, AB | C |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |