FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ZIMATRON SIMULATOR
MDR report key: 28799
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Received November 7, 1995
Report
- Report Number
- MW4000962
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 7, 1995
- Date of Event
- October 27, 1995
- Report Date
- October 31, 1995
- Manufacturer
- VARIAN ASSOC, INC.
- Product Code
- KPQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
WHILE ROTATING GANTRY WITH HAND PENDANT, THE MACHINE AND PENDANT BOTH SWITCHED INTO AUTO-RIGHT LATERAL PELVIS SETUP MODE - AND THE MACHINE COMPONENTS STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE DESIGNATED POSITIONS. THE MOTIONS STOPPED WHEN THE ENABLE BARS WERE RELEASED. WHILE MOVING GANTRY WITH HAND PENDANT, THE TABLE MOVED FORWARD IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION ABOUT 3" ON ITS OWN. WHILE MOVING THE GANTRY AND COUCH LATERALLY (UNLOCKED-MANUALLY), THE COUCH LOCKED THEN UNLOCKED WITHOUT ANYONE HITTING THE BRAKE RELEASE PUSHBUTTON.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIMATRON SIMULATOR | ZIMATRON SIMULATOR | KPQ | VARIAN ASSOC, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |