FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SYSTEM, X-RAY, FLUOROSCOPIC, IMAGE-INTENSIFIED

MDR report key: 7925798 · Received October 2, 2018

Report

Report Number
7925798
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 2, 2018
Date of Event
February 13, 2018
Report Date
September 21, 2018
Manufacturer
GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC
Product Code
JAA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
PA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

C-ARM WAS BROUGHT INTO OPERATING ROOM PRIOR TO START OF PROCEDURE AND TURNED ON. UPON TURNING ON THE C-ARM, THE SCREEN SAID "VOLTAGE ERROR, RESTART SYSTEM". C-ARM WAS RESTARTED 4 TIMES AND BIO-MED WAS CALLED. BIO-MED CAME TO THE OPERATING ROOM AND AGAIN TRIED TO RESTART THE MACHINE AND BYPASS THE ERROR CODE. BIO-MED WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE MALFUNCTION AND PROCEEDED TO CALL THE HELP NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE MACHINE. INITIALLY, ANOTHER C-ARM WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ONCE ANOTHER C-ARM BECAME AVAILABLE, THE C-ARM THAT WAS NOT WORKING WAS REMOVED FROM THE ROOM AND A NEW C-ARM WAS BROUGHT INTO THE ROOM TO START THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
766050 SYSTEM, X-RAY, FLUOROSCOPIC, IMAGE-INTENSIFIED JAA GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 32850 DA