AIRO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) X-RAY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3010151377-2018-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 29, 2019
- Date of Event
- November 8, 2017
- Report Date
- August 31, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MOBIUS IMAGING, LLC
- Product Code
- JAK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K180393
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
AN INTERMITTENT SIGNAL FROM ONE OF THE SYSTEM DAS BOARDS WAS CAUSING PIXELS IN THE CT IMAGE TO BECOME DARK, WHICH CAUSED AN IMAGE ARTIFACT IN TWO SLICES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CT IMAGE. THE ARTIFACTS WERE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIABLE TO THE OPERATOR AS A SYSTEM ISSUE/MALFUNCTION RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL PATIENT ANATOMICAL ANOMALY. THIS CASE WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED TO BE NON-REPORTABLE BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURIES AND THE RISK OF HARM TO PATIENTS IF THIS WAS TO REOCCUR WAS DETERMINED TO BE REMOTE / NOT LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THIS CASE IS BEING REPORTED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE DURING A FDA INSPECTION IN APRIL 2018 THIS CASE WAS SPECIFIED IN A (B)(4) AS BEING A REPORTABLE EVENT.
IMAGE ARTIFACT IDENTIFIED BY USER IN A POST-OP PATIENT SCAN. NO ADDITIONAL SCANS OF THE PATIENT WERE REQUIRED, AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78897 | AIRO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) X-RAY SYSTEM | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY X-RAY SYSTEM | JAK | MOBIUS IMAGING, LLC | MOBICT-32 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |