FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

3160 MRI PATIENT MONITOR

MDR report key: 1604263 · Received February 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
1051786-2010-00010
Event Type
Other
Date Received
February 3, 2010
Report Date
January 4, 2010
Manufacturer
INVIVO CORPORATION
Product Code
MWI
PMA / PMN Number
K053462
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER WAS ADVISED BY TECHNICAL SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN THE PHLEBOSTATIC AXIS AND TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSDUCER IS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE HEART WHEN THE PT IS SLIDE INTO THE BORE OF THE MAGNET. THE USER REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE MFR DID NOT SUPPLY THEM WITH THE TRANSDUCER THAT WAS CAUSING THEM PROBLEMS. THE USER REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE ALSO USED A SECOND VENDOR'S TRANSDUCERS AND WERE NOT EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSDUCER. THIS INFO INDICATES THAT THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS WITH A TRANSDUCER NOT SUPPLIED BY THE DEVICE MFR. THE USER WAS GOING TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE TRANSDUCER SUPPLIER AND WORK WITH THEM ON A SOLUTION. THE TWO TRANSDUCERS THAT THE USER FACILITY WAS UTILIZING ARE NOT LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH THE DEVICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATE: "USE ONLY APPROVED PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS AND CABLES, AS LISTED IN THE ACCESSORY SECTION." WE ARE NOT CONSIDERING THIS REPORT TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE LISTED IN THIS REPORT SINCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A TRANSDUCER NOT SUPPLIED BY THE DEVICE MANUFACTURER. ALSO, THE TRANSDUCERS IN USE BY THE USER FACILITY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH THE DEVICE, AS INDICATED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER CLAIMED THAT THE IBP PARAMETER WAS GIVING A LOW READING WHEN THE PT IS MOVED INTO THE MRI BORE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PT IMPACT REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 3160 MRI PATIENT MONITOR PRECESS MRI PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM MWI INVIVO CORPORATION 3160

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1