FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ARIA RADIATION ONCOLOGY

MDR report key: 2090507 · Received April 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
2916710-2011-00037
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 19, 2011
Date of Event
July 6, 2009
Report Date
March 22, 2011
Manufacturer
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
IYE
PMA / PMN Number
K093527
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

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 03/2009. 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 THE MOST RECENT COMPLAINT RECEIVED 02/23/2011, VARIAN PERFORMED A NEW RISK HAZARD ANALYSIS (RHA), IN WHICH THE LATEST COMPLAINT AND TRENDING INFO 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. THIS REPORT IS A RESULT OF VARIAN'S RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AND TRENDING DATA. ALL CORRECTIVE ACTION RELATED TO THIS MALFUNCTION WILL BE REPORTED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF 21 CFR PART 806. NO ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP TO THIS MDR IS EXPECTED. SEE SCANNED PAGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT ON (B)(6) 2009, IMAGES WERE TAKEN ONLY FOR 7FLDNECK IMRT PLAN. A TOTAL OF 22 IMAGES WERE ACQUIRED; 11 FIELDS DOUBLE EXPOSURE. PT CLOSED AND LEFT ON QUEUE, SO THEY CONTINUED WITH TREATMENT NEXT DAY AND NOT UTILIZE A SESSION IN RTC. IMAGES SAVED BACK TO OLR WITH SESSION DATE (B)(6) 2009. (B)(6) 2009 PT'S NEXT SCHEDULED DAY TO START TREATMENT. TWO PLANS 7FLDNECK IMRT AND ANT SCF. MV IMAGES TAKEN ON THE SET UP FIELDS FOR THE 7 FLD NECK IMRT PLAN. THESE 4 IMAGES SAVED BACK TO OLR FOR THE SESSION (B)(6) 2009. TREATMENT SAVES CORRECTLY TO THE (B)(6) 2009 SESSION. IMAGES FOR THE APSCF ACQUIRED ON THE (B)(6) 2009 SAVE TO CORRECT SESSION IN OLR WITH DATE OF (B)(6) 2009. HISTORY DISPLAYS WHAT IMAGES TAKEN WHEN. TIMELINE IN OLR INCORRECT. ONLY OCCURS WHEN IMAGES ONLY ARE ACQUIRED AND THE PT IS LEFT ON THE QUEUE. DOES NOT OCCUR IF TMT AND IMAGES ACQUIRED ON SAME DAY. EVENT TIME NOT SPECIFIED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF SERIOUS INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ARIA RADIATION ONCOLOGY NONE IYE VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. HRO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1