FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

ARTISTE MV SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2543069 · Received March 30, 2012

Report

Report Number
2910081-2012-00026
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 30, 2012
Date of Event
March 2, 2012
Report Date
March 2, 2012
Manufacturer
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Product Code
IYE
PMA / PMN Number
K072485
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SIEMENS BECAME AWARE OF THE REPORTED OCCURRENCE ON (B)(4) 2012. THE SYNGO RT THERAPIST 4.2 SOFTWARE DOES NOT ALLOW SAVING CHANGES OF THE RT STRUCTURE OR PLANNING CT DATA, AND THIS IS DESCRIBED IN THE RT THERAPIST ONLINE GUIDE. HOWEVER, THE INCORRECT DESCRIPTION OF THIS WORKFLOW IS IN THE SYNGO RT THERAPIST QUICK GUIDE. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO CORRECT THE WORKFLOW DESCRIBED IN THE SYNGO RT THERAPIST QUICK GUIDE. PROPER TRAINING IS IN ORDER FOR THE USER. CUSTOMER ADDRESS: (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SIEMENS WAS NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL BY THE CUSTOMER ON (B)(4) 2012, WHEN THEY WERE REVIEWING THE PLANNING CT IN THE ATISTE SYSTEM AFTER PERFORMING PRE-TREATMENT CHECKS ON THE PT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE INCORRECT REFERENCE POINT WAS "CHECKED" AS THE ISOCENTER. REPORTEDLY, WHILE THEY WERE ABLE TO "UNCHECK" THAT INCORRECT REFERENCE POINT AND "CHECK" THE CORRECT REFERENCE POINT, (B)(6) (MD) WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO SAVE THE CHANGE BECAUSE THE SAVE BUTTON WAS GREYED OUT. THERE IS NO REPORT OF MISTREATMENT OR INJURY TO A PT. THIS REPORTED ISSUE OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ARTISTE MV SYSTEM ACCELERATOR, LINEAR, MEDICAL IYE SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 08139789 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 SERIAL NO. (B)(4)| SYNGO RT THERAPIST, MODEL NO. 08162815,