FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

LEKSELL GAMMA PLAN

MDR report key: 432609 · Received December 3, 2002

Report

Report Number
1037831-2002-00009
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 3, 2002
Date of Event
September 12, 2002
Report Date
December 2, 2002
Manufacturer
ELEKTA INSTRUMENT AB
Product Code
IWB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT HAS GROWTH ON THE LEFT 5TH CRANIAL NERVE, WHICH IS TREATED AS A SCHWANOMA. PT ALREADY HAD FACIAL NUMBNESS PRIOR TO TREATMENT. TREATMENT WITH LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE OCCURRED IN 2002. RADIATION ONCOLOGIST REPORTED THAT PLANNED DOSE WAS 14GY TO 50% ISODOSE LINE, MAX DOSE 28GY. THE DELIVERED DOSE WAS 22.4GY TO THE 50% LINE. ACCORDING TO THE RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, 7.5 TO 8.1GY WAS GIVEN TO THE BRAINSTEM, WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO 18 GY. A .016 CC VOLUME OF BRAINSTEM RECEIVED 20GY. SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY WOULD BE NUMBNESS, HOWEVER TOXICITY COULD NOT BE MEASURED BECAUSE OF PRIOR NUMBNESS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LEKSELL GAMMA PLAN RADIATION THERAPY IWB ELEKTA INSTRUMENT AB VERSION 5.33 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other