FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LINEAR ACCELERATOR
MDR report key: 18562
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Received December 28, 1994
Report
- Report Number
- MW1004588
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 28, 1994
- Date of Event
- December 16, 1994
- Report Date
- December 27, 1994
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI INTL. CORP.
- Product Code
- IYE
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE A THERAPIST WAS UNDER THE TABLE VERIFYING THE SOURCE-TO-SKIN DISTANCE, THE TREATMENT TABLE MOTORED DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE BLOCK TRAY HOLDER. THE EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON WAS PUSHED AND THE TABLE STOPPED. THE PT AND THERAPIST WERE NOT INJURED. THE HOSP HAS HAD THE ACCELERATOR FOR FIVE YEARS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LINEAR ACCELERATOR | IYE | MITSUBISHI INTL. CORP. | EXL-14 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR |