FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PRIMUS HI
MDR report key: 2841347
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Received October 23, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2910081-2012-08759
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 23, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 19, 2012
- Report Date
- September 19, 2012
- Manufacturer
- SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
- Product Code
- IYE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K993425
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
SIEMENS' INVESTIGATION INTO THE REPORTED INCIDENT IS ONGOING. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FDA UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
SIEMENS WAS NOTIFIED ON (B)(6) 2012 THAT THE PHOENIX POWER CONDITIONER UNIT BEGAN SMOKING/BURNING AND CREATED A BAD SMELL DURING PATIENT TREATMENT. REPORTEDLY, A PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING AN IMRT HEAD AND NECK TREATMENT WITH A MASK DEVICE. THE PATIENT BECAME VERY AGITATED, BEGAN WAVING THEIR ARMS AND CALLED FOR HELP DUE TO A BURNING SMELL IN THE TREATMENT ROOM. TREATMENT WAS TERMINATED BY THE THERAPISTS/OPERATORS AND THE PATIENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE TREATMENT ROOM. THERE IS NO REPORT OF INJURY TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIMUS HI | ACCELERATOR, LINEAR, MEDICAL | IYE | SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. | 4504200 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERIAL NO. (B)(4)| PHOENIX POWER CONDITIONER UNIT, MODEL. NO. 5504159 |