FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

E. CAM COMPUTER [510(K) K992731]

MDR report key: 328736 · Received April 20, 2001

Report

Report Number
1423253-2001-00004
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 20, 2001
Date of Event
April 9, 2001
Report Date
April 9, 2001
Manufacturer
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
IYX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS INDENTIFIED. UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS SOFTWARE WILL RESULT IN INCORRECT ORIENTATION OF ACQUIRED PATIENT DATA IN "SPECT" MODE. THIS OCCURS WHEN SWITCHING FROM "COINCIDENCE" MODE TO "SPECT" MODE ON THE ECAM VIA THE PATIENT POSITIONING MONITOR (PPM), WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS AN ACQUISITION WORKFLOW RUNNING. THE INCORRECT ORIENTATION MAY CAUSE THE DISPLAYED IMAGE TO BE REVERSED IN EITHER "LEFT TO RIGHT" OR "TOP TO BOTTOM" DIRECTIONS. IT MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATELY CLEAR TO THE OPERATOR THAT THE IMAGE HAS BEEN REVERSED. A POTENTIAL FOR MISDIAGNOSIS EXISTS AT THAT POINT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
18266 E. CAM COMPUTER [510(K) K992731] GAMMA CAMERA IYX SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. K992731 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA