FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

WEB1000 ENTERPRISE FULL BASE RADIOLOGY V5.0

MDR report key: 2379049 · Received December 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
2249582-2011-00005
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 13, 2011
Date of Event
October 1, 2011
Report Date
December 13, 2011
Manufacturer
AGFA HEALTHCARE CORP.
Product Code
LLZ
PMA / PMN Number
K053458
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: THE DATE AFGA BECAME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WAS (B)(6) 2011. A PATIENT DIED UNEXPECTEDLY IN (B)(6) 2011 IN (B)(6). THE CORONER HAS NOT DETERMINED CAUSE OF DEATH AT THIS TIME. AGFA WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE PATIENT'S DEMISE. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN HAS STATED THAT THE INCORRECT IMAGE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT DUE TO (B)(4) STUDY LIST BEING IN THE US DATE/TIME FORMAT. EVALUATION: THE DEVICE HAS BEEN INSTALLED SINCE 2003 AT THE SITE AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AGFA HAS ENCOUNTERED MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT IN THIS MANNER AT ANY LOCATION. THE EPR LINK IS NOT A PRIMARY METHOD OF VIEWING/DIAGNOSING IMAGES AND ALL PHYSICIANS HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN USED THE DEVICE OFF-LABEL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE USER ERROR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DATE AGFA BECAME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WAS (B)(6) 2011. A PATIENT DIED UNEXPECTEDLY IN (B)(6) 2011 IN (B)(6). THE CORONER HAS NOT DETERMINED CAUSE OF DEATH AT THIS TIME. AGFA WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE PATIENT DEMISE. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN HAS STATED THAT AN INCORRECT IMAGE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT DUE TO (B)(4) STUDY LIST BEING IN US DATE/TIME FORMAT VS THE (B)(6). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN INSTALLED SINCE 2003 AT THE SITE AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AGFA HAS ENCOUNTERED MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT IN THIS MANNER AT ANY LOCATION. THE EPR LINK IS NOT A PRIMARY METHOD OF VIEWING/DIAGNOSING IMAGES AND ALL PHYSICIANS HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS. VIEWING OF IMAGES IN THE (B)(4) WILL SHOW (B)(6) DATE/TIME FORMAT. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN USED THE DEVICE OFF-LABEL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE USER ERROR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 WEB1000 ENTERPRISE FULL BASE RADIOLOGY V5.0 SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING, RADIOLOGICAL LLZ AGFA HEALTHCARE CORP. 5.1.1. SU3 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death