FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FX-40
MDR report key: 36219
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Received August 21, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 1528274-1996-00012
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 21, 1996
- Date of Event
- August 1, 1996
- Report Date
- August 1, 1996
- Manufacturer
- SMV AMERICA
- Product Code
- IYX
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HOSPITAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A NEW NUCLEAR TECH REMOVED THE COLLIMATOR FROM THE DETECTOR FACE WITH THE SERVER. TECH BARELY INSERTED THE COLLIMATOR INTO THE COLLIMATOR RACK WHEN THE TOP OF THE COLLIMATOR FELL TO THE LEFT OF THE SERVER. TECH CAUGHT THE COLLIMATOR WITH HIS HANDS AND LAID IT ONTO THE BASE OF THE COLLIMATOR SERVER. ANOTHER PERSON ENTERED THE ROOM AND HELPED TECH LIFT THE COLLIMATOR ONTO THE COLLIMATOR RACK.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FX-40 | FX-40 GAMMA CAMERA | IYX | SMV AMERICA | FX-40 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA |