FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

IMRIS NEURO III-SV

MDR report key: 2677651 · Received July 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003807210-2012-00004
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 26, 2012
Date of Event
April 25, 2012
Report Date
July 26, 2012
Manufacturer
IMRIS, INC.
Product Code
LNH
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE TO FOLLOW OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. THE OPERATING ROOM TABLE MUST BE LOCKED AND POSITIONED AT ZERO DEGREES RELATIVE TO THE MAGNET. THIS WAS NOT DONE. ALSO, IMRIS DETERMINED THAT THE OPERATING ROOM TABLE USER MANUAL AND LABELS DO NOT CLEARLY SPECIFY THAT THE OPERATING ROOM TABLES MAY MOVE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MAGNET IF THE OPERATING ROOM TABLE IS NOT LOCKED OR NOT IN THE ZERO DEGREES POSITION RELATIVE TO THE TABLE. CAPA (B)(4) HAS BEEN ISSUED TO TRACK THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IMRIS WAS NOTIFIED THAT DURING MOVEMENT OF THE MAGNET INTO THE IMAGING POSITION IN THE OPERATING ROOM FOR SHIM TEST BY AN IMRIS TECH, PART OF THE ORT100 TABLE WAS DRAWN TOWARDS THE MAGNET (ORT100 TABLE FOOT END SECTION). THE IMRIS TECH REPORTED THAT THE ORT100 TABLE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOCKED, BUT HAD GIVEN WAY WHEN THE BACK SECTION WAS BEING REMOVED. THE IMRIS TECH ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ORT100 WAS POSITIONED INCORRECTLY FOR IMAGING (90 DEGREES) AT THIS TIME, RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED 0 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. EQUIPMENT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE MAGNET COVERS. THE TECHNICIAN WITH SOME ASSISTANCE WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE TABLE AND PRIED IT AWAY FROM THE MAGNET.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IMRIS NEURO III-SV NEURO III-SV INTRA-OPERATIVE MRI SYSTEM LNH IMRIS, INC. 105117-004 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other