FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MEDRAD® STELLANT CT INJECTION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 8270065 · Received January 23, 2019

Report

Report Number
8270065
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 23, 2019
Date of Event
December 20, 2018
Report Date
December 21, 2018
Manufacturer
BAYER MEDICAL CARE, INC.
Product Code
DXT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BAYER HAS SENT OUT A WINDOWS 10 SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS "PUSHED". ALSO DURING THIS TIME, A GENERATOR TEST WAS SCHEDULED. THE BAYER CERTEGRA WORK STATION WAS SHUTDOWN AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE GENERATOR TEST. WHEN THE BAYER CERTEGRA WORK STATION BOOTED UP, IT COMES UP WITH A MESSAGE "YOUR PC RAN INTO A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO RESTART. WE'LL RESTART FOR YOU". THE SYSTEM THEN REBOOTS AND DISPLAYS THE MESSAGE AGAIN CAUSING AN ENDLESS LOOP AND RENDERING THE INJECTOR USELESS. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION FROM OUR TEAM, IT APPEARS THE WINDOWS 10 UPDATE MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME SORT OF DISCONNECT WITH SOME OF THE DRIVERS. WITH BOTH OF THE HOSPITAL CT'S CERTEGRA WORK STATIONS DOWN, A MESSAGE WAS SENT OUT TO CLINICAL STAFF INDICATING THE HOSPITAL IS UNABLE TO PERFORM CTA EXAMS. THIS INCLUDES CTA HEAD, NECK, CHEST OR ABDOMEN. IF THE PATIENT IS A MRI CANDIDATE, MRA MAY BE A VIABLE OPTION. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR INJECTOR, CONTRAST, BAYER MEDRAD STELLAN W/CERTEGRA WORK STATION (PER SITE REPORTER). SERVICE CALL WAS MADE TO MFG AND WE WILL BE NOTIFIED ON ANY UPDATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUR INJECTORS ARE DOWN FOR OVER 24 HOURS AS TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR INJECTOR, CONTRAST, MEDRAD CERTEGRA INJECTOR (PER SITE REPORTER). CALL WAS MADE TO BAYER. CASE NUMBER WAS GIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HOSPITAL THEY ARE WORKING ON THE ISSUE AND WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
62488 MEDRAD® STELLANT CT INJECTION SYSTEM INJECTOR AND SYRINGE, ANGIOGRAPHIC DXT BAYER MEDICAL CARE, INC. STELLANT CT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1