FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY

MDR report key: 928238 · Received October 17, 2007

Report

Report Number
1720753-2007-06690
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 17, 2007
Date of Event
September 26, 2007
Report Date
October 17, 2007
Manufacturer
GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
Product Code
JAA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A GE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE PERFORMED AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION. THE DESCRIBED FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. HOWEVER, IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE FFD PCB BATTERY. REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING AS INTENDED AND PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION, ADVISED FACILITY TO CONSIDER REPLACEMENT OF THE SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER (SBC) TO ADDRESS INTERMITTENT BOOT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, IT WILL BE REPORTED AS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE 9800 SYSTEM DISPLAYED A COMMUNICATIONS ERROR AND HAD TO BE BOOTED SEVERAL TIMES (4X) & (2X) BEFORE THE ERROR WAS CLEARED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY JAA GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC. 9800 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR