FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROSOUND ALPHA-10

MDR report key: 3140820 · Received May 30, 2013

Report

Report Number
3140820
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 30, 2013
Date of Event
May 9, 2013
Report Date
May 30, 2013
Manufacturer
HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL LTD.
Product Code
IYN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE PERFORMING EGD/EUS, ULTRASOUND MACHINE MALFUNCTIONED. COULD NOT OBTAIN CLEAR IMAGES TO PERFORM EUS/FNA SAFELY. VENDOR NOTIFIED FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING OF THE DEVICE. UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. VENDOR TO COME TO THE SITE. OLYMPUS AND ALOKA EVALUATED DEVICE AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH A CABLE THAT HAS BEEN FIXED.DEVICE #1IS THIS A LABORATORY DEVICE OR LABORATORY TEST?NO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
238672 PROSOUND ALPHA-10 SYSTEM, IMAGING, PULSED DOPPLER, ULTRASONIC IYN HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL LTD. SSD-ALPHA10 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR