FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ARIA RADIATION ONCOLOGY

MDR report key: 2072560 · Received April 20, 2011

Report

Report Number
2916710-2011-00041
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 20, 2011
Date of Event
September 14, 2009
Report Date
March 22, 2011
Manufacturer
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
IYE
PMA / PMN Number
K093527
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS ISSUE "MV IMAGES HAVE WRONG DATE STAMP WHEN A COMMON CLINICAL WORKFLOW IS USED" IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN TRACKED AND TRENDED SINCE MARCH OF 2009. CONSIDERED BY VARIAN AS NOT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK, A WORKAROUND WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THIS ISSUE, SUCH THAT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD CLOSE THE PT INSTEAD OF PRESSING 'SAVE IMAGE'. WHEN PT IS CLOSED, IMAGE RECORDS ARE SAVED PRIOR TO THE IMAGE SAVE AND THEREFORE, THE IMAGE DAMEON WOULD NOT CHANGE THE CREATION DATE. IN 2009, A DISCREPANCY REPORT (DR) WAS LOGGED AND THE ISSUE FIXED IN THE VERSION 8.6.17 PRODUCTION RELEASE. THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS FOR CUSTOMERS WITH VERSIONS <8.6.17. AS A RESULT OF THIS MOST RECENT COMPLAINT REC'D ON 02/23/2011, VARIAN PERFORMED A NEW RISK HAZARD ANALYSIS (RHA), IN WHICH THE LATEST COMPLAINT AND TRENDING INFORMATION WERE CONSIDERED AND EVALUATED. AS A RESULT OF THIS RHA, VARIAN DETERMINED ON 03/22/2011, THAT THIS MALFUNCTION, SHOULD IT RECUR, COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN SERIOUS HARM, AND HAS ISSUED A CAPA TO FURTHER ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR CUSTOMERS WITH VERSIONS <8.6.17. ALL CORRECTIVE ACTION RELATED TO THIS MALFUNCTION WILL BE REPORTED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF 21 CFR PART 806. NO ADDITIONAL F/U TO THIS MDR IS EXPECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTS: IMAGES ACQUIRED ON (B)(6) 2009. NO TREATMENT (B)(6) 2009 - IMAGES ACQUIRED AND PT TREATED. ALL IMAGES ARE SAVING BACK TO OLR WITH WRONG TIME STAMP. RTC HISTORY SHOWS 2 IMAGES TAKEN ON (B)(6). THERE WERE ALSO 2 IMAGES ACQUIRED ON (B)(6). OLR - SHOWS IMAGES SAVED BACK ON THE (B)(6) 2009 SESSION EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL IMAGES ACQUIRED ON THE (B)(6) 2009 WITH TREATMENT. THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ARIA RADIATION ONCOLOGY ACCELERATOR, LINEAR, MEDICAL IYE VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HRO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1