FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
9900
MDR report key: 3960135
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Received June 24, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1720753-2014-05361
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 24, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 6, 2014
- Report Date
- June 23, 2014
- Manufacturer
- GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- JAA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
A GE SERVICE REP PERFORMED AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION. THE COLLIMATOR AND FILAMENT WAS CALIBRATED AND THE HAND SWITCH WAS REPLACED DURING THE SERVICE CALL. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING AS INTENDED AND PUT BACK INTO SERVICE. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENTAL RADIATION OCCURRENCE
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HAND SWITCH LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING AN EXPOSURE AND THE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO X-RAY DURING A PROCEDURE WITH A PT INVOLVEMENT, THEREFORE THIS MALFUNCTION MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE ARO. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367527 | 9900 | FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY | JAA | GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 9900 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |