| Model Number |
OASIS |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Device Issue (2379); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Burn(s) (1757); Injury (2348); Patient Problem/Medical Problem (2688); Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn (2694)
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| Date of Event |
01/10/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The oasis is a 1.2 tesla vertical field (open) mri system.Hitachi service performed thermal testing on the unit and confirmed that the machine is working within specification and there is no evidence of a malfunction.The patient's skin was not touching the shoulder coil surface and the technologist used sufficient padding.The shoulder coil is a passive, receive-only device and is not capable of causing a thermal injury when working properly.Hitachi could not find a probable root cause of this event.
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Event or Problem Description
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A shoulder patient scanned on 1/10 complained of a burn 2 days later.The patient has redness around the shoulder where the coil was placed.The patient was in a gown and there was no direct contact with the coil to the patient.The patient did not complain of a burning sensation at the time of the exam or after the exam, only 2 days after the fact.The tech did not notice any heating on the coil at the time of the exam or on any other exam.On (b)(6), hitachi was notified that the patient is being treated by a physician with a burn ointment in the shoulder area, but it is unknown if the patient had blistering or just redness.Site has not seen the patient to confirm injury.
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