FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SIGNA ARTIST

MDR report key: 16354554 · Received February 10, 2023

Report

Report Number
3010949642-2023-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 10, 2023
Report Date
April 12, 2023
Manufacturer
GE HEALTHCARE (TIANJIN) COMPANY LIMITED
Product Code
LNH
PMA / PMN Number
K202238
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H3: THE INVESTIGATION BY GE HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE SYSTEM AND CONCLUDED THAT THE TESTING MEETS THE IEC 60601-2-33 REQUIREMENTS AND THE OSHA LEVELS ARE WITHIN THE SPECIFICATION FOR THIS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION. THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF HUMAN MEDICAL CONDITION(S). THE PATIENT WAS PROVIDED PROPER HEARING PROTECTION DURING THE SCAN. HUMAN CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE SENSITIVITY TO ACOUSTIC LEVELS THAT OCCUR DURING NORMAL CLINICAL SCANNING. NO SYSTEM ISSUE WAS FOUND. NO CORRECTIONS ARE REQUIRED AS THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(6) 2022. UNIQUE IDENTIFIER: (B)(4). THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL DEVICE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. DEVICE EVALUATION ANTICIPATED, BUT NOT YET BEGUN.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM A PATIENT WHICH STATED THAT AFTER HAVING AN MRI, THEY DEVELOPED TINNITUS. THE PATIENT, WHO HAD BEEN PROVIDED EAR PLUGS, COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE DURING THE EXAM. AT THAT TIME, HEADPHONES WERE ADDED FOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1078805 SIGNA ARTIST NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING LNH GE HEALTHCARE (TIANJIN) COMPANY LIMITED

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Female Other