FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ECLIPSE TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1960778 · Received December 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
3003793371-2010-00039
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 17, 2010
Date of Event
November 24, 2010
Report Date
November 24, 2010
Manufacturer
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
MUJ
PMA / PMN Number
K091492
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INITIAL INFORMATION DID NOT INDICATE A POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. THOUGH STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, VARIAN HAS DETERMINED THAT AN MDR IS APPROPRIATE. ADDITIONAL F/U TO THIS MDR IS EXPECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED THE HELPDESK TO REPORT THAT THE IMRT PLANS ARE FAILING THE IMRT QA. THE SITE ALSO CLAIMS THAT NO CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO THE BEAM SETTINGS. OUR HELPDESK AGENT CONNECTED INTO THE SITE'S SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE BEAM ADD-ON PARAMETERS WERE CHANGED ON (B)(6) 2010 WHICH RESULTED IN THE MLC TRANSMISSION AND DOSIMETRIC LEAF GAP TO BE SET TO ZERO. ZERO IS THE DEFAULT PARAMETER. THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF THE QA DISCREPANCY AND THE CUSTOMER ALLEGES THAT NO WARNING WAS PRESENTED TO THE USER THAT THE BEAM SETTINGS HAD CHANGED. NO SERIOUS INJURY TO PT WAS REPORTED. NO PT DATA WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ECLIPSE TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM ACCELERATOR, LINEAR, MEDICAL MUJ VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS H48-TPS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1