FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALCYON I

MDR report key: 44673 · Received September 30, 1996

Report

Report Number
2126677-1996-00008
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 30, 1996
Date of Event
August 23, 1996
Report Date
September 30, 1996
Manufacturer
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS EUROPE
Product Code
IWB
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE GANTRY ROTATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PT TABLE. A PT WAS ON THE TABLE BUT WAS NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT GANTRY ROTATION WAS DUE TO A SHORT BETWEEN TWO WIRES IN THE GANTRY HAND-HELD CONTROL BOX (CONTROL).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALCYON I RADIO-THERAPY IWB GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS EUROPE 2118660 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN
2