FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GE OEC 9600

MDR report key: 960657 · Received May 8, 2007

Report

Report Number
1720753-2007-00552
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 8, 2007
Date of Event
April 9, 2007
Report Date
May 8, 2007
Manufacturer
GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
JAA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A GE OEC SVC REP INVESTIGATED THE SYS AND COULD DUPLICATE THE ERROR. NONE OF THE SAVED IMAGES ON THE SYS DISPLAYED THIS IMAGE QUALITY ISSUE. THE ISSUE WAS SPECIFIC TO THE LIVE IMAGE DISPLAY ONLY. THE IMAGE PROCESSING OCB WAS RELOCATED TO A DIFFERENT SLOT ON THE SYS BACKPLANE AND A VIDEO CABLE WAS RE-CLIPPED AND SECURED. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND THE SYS WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE SYS WAS RELEASED TO THE CUSTOMER FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED. THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE EFFECT ON ANY PTS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. THE FACILITY WAS UNABLE, OR COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT PT INFO PERTAINING TO THIS SYS ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE GE OEC 9600 FLUOROSCOPY SYS HAD IMAGE QUALITY ISSUES WITH LINES ACROSS BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MONITORS, AND TEXT ON IMAGES THAT WAS UNREADABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GE OEC 9600 FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY JAA GE OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS 9600 C-ARM NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *