FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HORIZON MEDICAL IMAGING

MDR report key: 2568037 · Received May 1, 2012

Report

Report Number
8022257-2012-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 1, 2012
Date of Event
January 24, 2012
Report Date
April 30, 2012
Manufacturer
MCKESSON MEDICAL IMAGING COMPANY
Product Code
LLZ
PMA / PMN Number
K043146
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MCKESSON MEDICAL IMAGING COMPANY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT SOME RADIOLOGY RESIDENTS AT THE JEWISH GENERAL HOSP INAPPROPRIATELY INVOKED THE "SAVE FINAL" BUTTON INSTEAD OF THE "SAVE PRELIMINARY" BUTTON. BOTH THE "SAVE FINAL" AND "SAVE PRELIMINARY" BUTTONS WERE ENABLED FOR THE RADIOLOGY RESIDENTS' ROLE DUE TO A SOFTWARE DEFECT, WHEN ONLY THE "SAVE PRELIMINARY" BUTTON SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENABLED. CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMON PRACTICE AT TEACHING HOSPITALS AND THE WORKFLOW PRESENTED IN THE DEVICE'S USER GUIDES, THE "SAVE FINAL" BUTTON IS INTENDED TO BE USED BY ACCREDITED RADIOLOGISTS WHO OVERREAD THE PRELIMINARY REPORTS CREATED BY THE RADIOLOGY RESIDENTS. IF A RADIOLOGY RESIDENT MAKES A GROSS MISDIAGNOSIS IN THEIR PRELIMINARY REPORT AND CLICKS "SAVE FINAL", IT WILL NOT BE OVERREAD BY AN ACCREDITED RADIOLOGIST AND COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT HARM TO THE PT. MCKESSON MEDICAL IMAGING COMPANY CUSTOMER SUPPORT WILL WORK WITH POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CUSTOMERS TO APPLY A TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(4) 2012, A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT TWO RADIOLOGY RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO SAVE A PRELIMINARY REPORT AS A FINAL REPORT ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT HAVE AUTHORIZED PERMISSIONS TO DO SO. OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH, INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM CONTINUED BUT NO OTHER OCCURRENCES WERE IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, MONITORING CONTINUED. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THERE WAS NO HARM TO PATIENTS REPORTED IN BOTH COMPLAINTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HORIZON MEDICAL IMAGING PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYS LLZ MCKESSON MEDICAL IMAGING COMPANY 11.6

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1