FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TOMOTHERAPY HD

MDR report key: 6849765 · Received September 7, 2017

Report

Report Number
3003873069-2017-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 7, 2017
Date of Event
March 8, 2017
Report Date
March 8, 2017
Manufacturer
ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Product Code
IYE
PMA / PMN Number
K082005
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
SERVICE PERSONNEL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CLAIMED THAT MECHANICAL NOISE OCCURRED WHILE ROTATING THE GANTRY. AN FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS ON-SITE TO INSPECT THE ISSUE. THE FSE ROTATED THE GANTRY MANUALLY AT 4 RPM USING THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) PANEL (THE SLOWEST SPEED THAT COULD REPRODUCE THE NOISE). THE NOISE CAME FROM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE GANTRY, SO THE FSE CROUCHED DOWN NEAR THE GANTRY AND PUT THEIR RIGHT HAND ON THE FLOOR. THE GANTRY HIT THE RIGHT ELBOW OF THE FSE, PINCHING THE RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE GANTRY AND THE FLOOR AND BREAKING THE RIGHT WRIST. THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER HAS RETURNED TO WORK. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
628613 TOMOTHERAPY HD TOMOTHERAPY TREATMENT SYSTEM IYE ACCURAY INCORPORATED 1018283

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention