FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OPTIVANTAGE DH

MDR report key: 6921889 · Received October 6, 2017

Report

Report Number
1518293-2017-00024
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 6, 2017
Date of Event
September 11, 2017
Report Date
October 6, 2017
Manufacturer
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM
Product Code
DXT
PMA / PMN Number
K042744
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF THE MACHINE. INCIDENT: A SMALL, FLAT, METALLIC PART FELL OFF THE OVERHEAD ARM SUPPORTING THE INJECTOR, AND STRUCK A PATIENT. THE OVERHEAD ARM WAS (LIKELY) MANUFACTURED IN OR BEFORE 2006 BY MAVIG. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OR CAREGIVER AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. THE REGIONAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THE RELATIVELY SMALL METALLIC PART AS A FLAT SPRING STEEL GUARD, DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE MAVIG EXTENSION/SPRING ARM'S ACTIVE JOINTS FROM BECOMING A PINCH-POINT. SERVICE REPLACED THE BROKEN MAVIG EXTENSION/SPRING ARM (241063) & MAVIG J-BOW ARM (241079) TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. NOTE: BOTH THE EXTENSION/SPRING & J-BOW ARMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES BEING BOUND TOGETHER, THEREFORE DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE AFTER LONG-TERM USE. AFTER THE REPAIR, SERVICE VERIFIED OPERATION ACCORDING TO TEST AND INSPECTION DATA CHECKLIST (844113). SINCE THE INJECTOR WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND MET MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS, IT WAS DETERMINED ACCEPTABLE FOR USE. A SEARCH OF COMPLAINT HISTORY INDICATED NO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS UNIT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
705515 OPTIVANTAGE DH OPTIVANTAGE DH DXT LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM 844001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1