FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.

MDR report key: 511268 · Received February 6, 2004

Report

Report Number
MW1031065
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 6, 2004
Date of Event
January 2, 2004
Report Date
January 21, 2004
Manufacturer
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, I
Product Code
IZI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DR WAS PERFORMING AN AORTIC ARCH AND BILATERAL CAROTID ANGIOGRAM AND THE SYSTEM GAVE A MESSEGE "BYPASS FLUORO AND IMAGE PROCESSING NOT AVAILABLE." THE CATHETER HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PT SO THAT THE SYSTEM COULD BE REBOOTED (TAKES ATLEAST 7 MINUTES). AFTER THE INJECTION THE SAME ERROR OCCURRED (SYSTEM RECOVERED ON ITS OWN) AND RESULTED IN THAT THE RIGHT OBLIQUE IMAGE FILE WAS CORRUPT AND HARD COPIES COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. THE FLUORO BY-PASS ERROR IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE VENDOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. AXIOM ARTIS FA - ANGIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM IZI SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, I AXIOM ARTIS FA *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Other