FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

ANGIOMAT CT9000 ADV INJECTOR

MDR report key: 5302837 · Received September 15, 2004

Report

Report Number
1518293-2004-00016
Event Type
Other
Date Received
September 15, 2004
Date of Event
August 19, 2004
Report Date
August 31, 2004
Manufacturer
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM CO.
Product Code
DXT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER EVALUATED THE INJECTOR AND VERIFIED ADV OPERATION AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. FSE VERIFIED THAT AIR CAUTION WARNINGS ARE OPERATIONAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

APPROX (B)(6) FEMALE PT HAD AN AIR INJECTION. THE CT INJECTOR WAS LOADED AND THE CT TECH WAITED TO LOAD THE INJECTOR UNTIL THE PT WAS IN THE ROOM (DEPARTMENT PROTOCOL). THE TUBING WAS OPEN, WITH CONTRAST DRIPPING INTO THE WASTE CAN. THE FIRST TECH LEFT THE STUDY TO A SECOND TECH. BEFORE INJECTION, THE LINE WAS RE-BLED TWO TIMES BY ANOTHER TECH. ONE HOUR LATER, THE STUDY WAS READ BY THE RADIOLOGIST AND AN UNK AMOUNT OF AIR WAS OBSERVED ON THE SCAN. THE PT DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF THE AIR INJECTION. CUSTOMER WAS USING "Y" TUBING EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT USING THE OPTISTAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADV. CUSTOMER BELIEVES AIR WAS INTRODUCED VIA THE TUBING OR INJECTOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ANGIOMAT CT9000 ADV INJECTOR ANGIOGRAPHIC INJECTOR AND SYRINGE DXT LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM CO.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Other