FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

COHERENCE THERAPIST 2.1

MDR report key: 2507535 · Received March 23, 2012

Report

Report Number
2910081-2012-00023
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 23, 2012
Date of Event
November 23, 2011
Report Date
February 23, 2012
Manufacturer
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Product Code
IYE
PMA / PMN Number
K060226
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SIEMENS BECAME AWARE OF THE REPORTED OCCURRENCE ON 02/23/2012. SIEMENS INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT IN THE REPORTED SCENARIO THE SYSTEM WORKS AS SPECIFIED. CUSTOMER ADDRESS: (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SIEMENS WAS NOTIFIED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 THAT THE PRIMEVIEW SYSTEM DID NOT GIVE ANY WARNINGS REGARDING EXCEEDING FRACTIONS OR DOSE. REPORTEDLY, THE CUSTOMER INADVERTENTLY SET UP 2 DOSE TRACKING SITES FOR THE SAME FIELD. HOWEVER, ON THE SECOND DAY OF TREATMENT THE DOSE AND FRACTIONS FOR ONE OF THE SITES WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED. PRIMEVIEW SYSTEM DID NOT GIVE ANY WARNINGS REGARDING EXCEEDING FRACTIONS OR DOSE SINCE IT ONLY TRACKS THE DOSE FOR THE SITE WHICH CONTAINS THE FIELD. THERE IS NO MISTREATMENT REPORTED FOR THIS OCCURRENCE. HOWEVER, THE COMPLAINT DESCRIBES AN OVERDOSE OF LESS THAN ONE (1) FRACTION. IN A CASE WHERE THE USER MAKES A MISTAKE WHEN SETTING UP THE DOSE TRACKING, IT MAY HAPPEN THAT PRIMEVIEW/LANTIS DOES NOT PREVENT FROM OVERDOSE OF ONE OR EVEN MORE FRACTIONS. AN OVERDOSE OF SEVERAL FRACTIONS MAY POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY. IN A CASE THAT DOSIMETRY PARAMETERS ARE NOT CORRECTLY SETUP, THERE WILL BE NO WARNING WHEN THE PRESCRIBED DOES HAS BEEN REACHED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COHERENCE THERAPIST 2.1 ACCELERATOR, LINEAR, MEDICAL IYE SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., RADIATION ONCOLOGY 08147667 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other SERIAL NO. (B)(4)| LANTIS (AND PRIMEVIEW 2.2.09), MATERIAL NO. 058359