FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEUVIZ DUAL

MDR report key: 958523 · Received November 30, 2007

Report

Report Number
3004761566-2007-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 30, 2007
Date of Event
November 7, 2007
Report Date
November 8, 2007
Manufacturer
PHILIPS AND NEUSOFT MEDICAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Product Code
JAK
PMA / PMN Number
K071308
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EVALUATION ON THE MISLABELED IMAGE IS AS FOLLOWING: A MIS-LABELED IMAGE MAY, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LEAD TO WRONG DIAGNOSIS, CONSEQUENTLY THE LIKELIHOOD OF PATIENT BEING INJURED FURTHER DECLINES. POSITIONING INDICATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE DISPLAY, BY WHICH THE USER MAY BE ALERTED. CHANGE OF PATIENT POSITIONING IS RARELY NEEDED CLINICALLY. IN ADDITION TO "WORKLIST" APPLICATION, MULTIPLE METHODS ARE PROVIDED TO CHANGE THE POSITION SETTING. THE MIS-LABELED IMAGE IS HIGHLY RECOGNIZABLE BY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERIENCED CLINICAL PERSONNEL'S. THIS MIS-LABELED IMAGE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO MISDIAGNOSIS, WRONG MEDICATION AND EVEN INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT AS A WORST CASE. ACTION PLAN IS: SEND FIELD SAFETY NOTICE TO END USERS/PLANNED FOR DECEMBER, 2007. IMPLEMENT MANDATORY FIELD CHANGE ORDER TO ALL AFFECTED SYSTEMS / PLANNED FOR JANUARY, 2008.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING SYSTEM TRAINING COURSE TO THE END USER, THE SCANNER WAS SET TO A "WORKLIST" MODE. NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED. THE SERVICE ENGINEER WAS DEMONSTRATING THE PROCEDURES: WHEN A PATIENT INFORMATION IS DOWNLOAD FROM WORKLIST AND SELECT A PROTOCOL TO ENTER SCAN PAGE, THE SCREEN SHOWS PATIENT ID, NAME AND SELECT POSITION. IF THE PATIENT IS RE-SELECTED FOR ANOTHER POSITION, THE SCREEN WILL SHOW THE PATIENT ID, NAME AND THE PREVIOUSLY SELECTED POSITION SETTING NOT THE NEW POSITION SETTING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A REAL CLINICAL APPLICATION A MISLABELED IMAGE IS GENERATED WHICH COULD RESULT IN MISDIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL, THIS ERROR CAN BE DETECTED VIA CERTAIN ABBREVIATED TEXT ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT IS NOT OBVIOUS TO THE USER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEUVIZ DUAL MULTI-SLICE CT SCANNER SYSTEM JAK PHILIPS AND NEUSOFT MEDICAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. NEUVIZ DUAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR