FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BIOGRAPH LSO DUO

MDR report key: 796562 · Received December 10, 2004

Report

Report Number
1034973-2004-00006
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 10, 2004
Date of Event
November 9, 2004
Report Date
November 10, 2004
Manufacturer
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
KPS
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CPS IS CURRENTLY TESTING A BETA PATCH THAT WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. ONCE ALL TESTING IS COMPLETED, A PATCH WILL BE RELEASED TO ALL AFFECTED SITES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND PREVENT IT FROM RECURRING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VERTICAL BED HEIGHT DISPLAYED IN THE PET SINOGRAM HEADERS IS INCORRECT. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE ATTENUATION CORRECTED PET DATA WILL CONTAIN ARTIFACTS. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE PET DATA BEING ATTENUATION CORRECTED WITH A CT DATA SET THAT HAS A DIFFERENT VERTICAL BED HEIGHT THAN THE PET DATA SET. ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE THE PET AND CT DATA SETS HAVE DIFFERENT VERTICAL BED HEIGHTS, THE DATA WILL NOT REGISTER PROPERLY IN THE DISPLAY SOFTWARE. THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE END USER TO MISREAD THE IMAGE. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CPS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIOGRAPH LSO DUO PET/CT SCANNER KPS CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 3600214-01 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other