FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CYBERKNIFE ROBOTIC RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1957835 · Received January 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2950679-2011-00001
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 6, 2011
Date of Event
December 7, 2010
Report Date
January 6, 2011
Manufacturer
ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Product Code
IYE
PMA / PMN Number
K091999
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NA

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLICATIONS WERE DESCRIBED IN A CLINICAL PUBLICATION TITLED, 'STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY FOR HEAD AND NECK TUMOR: DISEASE CONTROL AND MORBIDITY OUTCOMES.' ACCURAY CONTACTED THE PHYSICIAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TREATMENTS. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPLICATIONS WERE NOT DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM. THE PTS DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE DUE TO THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF DISEASE; CYBERKNIFE TREATMENT WAS THE ONLY TREATMENT OPTION FOR THESE PTS. THE PTS RECEIVED PRIOR RADIOTHERAPY AND WERE UNDERGOING RE-IRRADIATION BY THE CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL RECURRENT DISEASE. THE REPORTED TOXICITIES EXPERIENCED BY THE PTS ARE KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH RE-IRRADIATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CYBERKNIFE ROBOTIC RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM IYE ACCURAY INCORPORATED CYBERKNIFE NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Death| O