FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HEIDELBERG RETINA ANGIOGRAPH

MDR report key: 440195 · Received January 14, 2003

Report

Report Number
8043762-2003-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 14, 2003
Date of Event
December 12, 2002
Report Date
January 7, 2003
Manufacturer
HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING
Product Code
IZI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOTH SCANNING MIRRORS OF THE DEVICE STOPPED MOVEMENT AND THE LASER BEAM WAS NOT SWITCHED OFF BY THE LASER SAFETY CIRCUIT. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, NO PATIENT WAS EXAMINED AND NO PERSON WAS EXPOSED TO LASER RADIATION. THE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS FOR HEIDELBERG RETINA ANGIOGRAPH (HRA/C) DEVICE EXAMINATIONS IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE FAILURE WHEN THEY SWITCHED ON THE DEVICE, AND CALLED THE HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING SUPPORT HOTLINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HEIDELBERG RETINA ANGIOGRAPH HRA/C IZI HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING HRA/C *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability