FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PHILIPS ALLURA INTEGRIS 5000

MDR report key: 1701408 · Received May 12, 2010

Report

Report Number
1701408
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 12, 2010
Date of Event
November 12, 2008
Report Date
May 12, 2010
Manufacturer
PHILIP MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC.
Product Code
JAA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN EARLY (B) (6) 2008, A CONTRACTED THIRD PARTY SERVICED THE HOSPITAL'S PHILIPS INTEGRIS 5000 FLUOROSCOPY UNIT IN RESPONSE TO THE ANNUAL REGULATORY RADIATION MACHINE PHYSICIST'S INSPECTION. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, A PATIENT UNDERWENT CARDIAC ABLATION. THE DOSIMETER REPORT FOR A PHYSICIAN FOR THIS MONITORING PERIOD INDICATED A HIGH READING. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THE BADGE WAS LEFT BY THE SOURCE. ROOM MONITORING BADGES AND OTHER EP STAFF BADGES WERE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE SUBSEQUENT DOSIMETER MONITOR REPORT SHOWED ANOTHER HIGH READING (LEVEL II) FOR THE PHYSICIAN. THE THIRD PARTY SERVICER WAS CONTACTED FOR ON-SITE SERVICE OF THE UNIT, AND DISCOVERED THAT AN INTERNAL "LOW DOSE" MODE HAD BEEN LINKED TO THE "HIGH DOSE MODE" DURING A PRIOR SERVICE VISIT IN (B) (6) 2008 (BY A TECHNICIAN WORKING FOR THE THIRD PARTY SERVICING COMPANY). SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE PATIENT'S ABLATION PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN INFORMED THE HOSPITAL'S IMAGING DIRECTOR OF PATIENT RADIATION BURNS AND TREATMENT. HOSPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT INITIATED RECENT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT PATIENT WITH "BROWN PATCH" AREA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PHILIPS ALLURA INTEGRIS 5000 X-RAY SYSTEM, CATH/ANGIO JAA PHILIP MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC. INTEGRIS 5000 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Other| R