FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARESTREAM DRX-EVOLUTION FULL FEATURED WALL ST

MDR report key: 3243171 · Received July 18, 2013

Report

Report Number
1317307-2013-00011
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 18, 2013
Date of Event
June 27, 2013
Report Date
July 18, 2013
Manufacturer
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC.
Product Code
KPR
PMA / PMN Number
K091889
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THE CUSTOMER SITE THE FIELD ENGINEER (FE) NOTED THAT THE MOVEMENT STOPS IF THE KEYPAD BUTTON IS PRESSED ONE TIME AND/ OR MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE WS MAY NOT START MOVING WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED ONE TIME, AND MAY REQUIRE MULTIPLE BUTTON PRESSES. THE FE REPLACED THE KEYPAD AT THIS SITE. THE REPLACED KEYPAD WAS SENT BACK TO CARESTREAM IN ROCHESTER, NY FOR ANALYSIS. A ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO FRACTURED SOLDER JOINTS LOCATED BETWEEN COMPONENT LEG AND SOLDER PAD ON THE MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE WS KEYPAD. THESE FRACTURES WERE CAUSED BY THE FORCE OF BUTTON PUSHES DIRECTLY ON THE MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE KEYPAD. CARESTREAM PLANS TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND REPORT THIS IN A PLAN OF CORRECTIONS AND REMOVALS TO THE FDA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE SITE REPORTED THE WS WOULD NOT STOP MOVING DOWNWARD WHEN THE RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST (RT) RELEASED THE KEYPAD MOVEMENT BUTTON. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE USER OR PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
335335 CARESTREAM DRX-EVOLUTION FULL FEATURED WALL ST DRX-EVOLUTION FF (FULL FEATURED) WS (WALLST KPR CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA