ML20203F392
| ML20203F392 | |
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| Site: | 07002427 |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1997 |
| From: | Vandeneykel C KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPS., CHERRY HILL, STRATFORD & |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML19317C903 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9802270288 | |
| Download: ML20203F392 (3) | |
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7 This letter is notification that-la Corotomic pacemaker patient, has not responded to our rr any effoils to contact her[
.]apparently is residing in the State of Florida and we have tried unsuccessfully to contact her through hei daughter.
The following data is the chronological attempts to contact [
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O Letter dated May 22,1996 from Blocontrol Technology, Inc. Informing Kennedy that under our license 'SNM-1690) there were two patients still listed as being implanted with one of their pacemakers.{
"(Model C 101-P Serial Number 1168) was on that list.
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O September 23,1996 - stated in Radiation Safety Committee minutes that we were unable to locate [
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O December 12,1996 - Administrative Director of Performance improvement from Kennedy _ was able to locate 3 daughter in Laurel Springs, New Jersey. (
] daughter mentioned that her Mother was living in Florida and that she would have her Mother call Kennedy. We received no response.
O Degember 19, '996 - Jane Oyer, Chief Technologist of Nuclear Medicine, spoke to L
] daughter to explain the importance of following her Mother's medical care regarding her pacemaker.
January 8,1997 - Jane Oyer left a messagp onI_
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because we had not received a repiy from{
))had been contacted answering machine inquiring again into whether L O-January 28,1997 - A registered letter was sent to 3at her daughter's residence in Laurel Springs, New Jersey. A copy of this correspondence is enclosed.
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To date there has not been any response from THs issue was turned over to Administraticn on Monday, April 21 during a special Radiation Safety Committee meeting.
Kennedy Memorial Hospital is asking for guidance frop the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as to the next step of responsibility regardingl
]. Please direct any inquiries regarding this issue to Jane Oyer, Chief Technologist, Nuclear Medicine, (609) 346-7999.
Respectfully, I-Cheryl Vanden-Eykel, M.S., R.T.(R)
Administrative Director Medical Imaging 9
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BIOCONTROL TECHNOLOGY,INC.
300 Indian Springs Road
- Indiana, PA 15701 (412) 349-1811 Fax: (412) 349-8810 May 22,1996 John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital Radiation Safety Officer 18 E. Laurel Road PStratford, NJ 08084 To Whom it may concern, Your hospital was licensed to implant Coratomic Nuclear-Powered Pacemakers under NRC. The license number is SNM-1690.
Our records show there are twc patients still listed as being implanted with one of our pacemakers. They are the following:
Model C-101 Serial Number 253 y
j Model C-101-P Serial Number 1168 Would you check your records to see if you agree with our records.
Also our copy ofyour license has expired. Would you please send us a copy of the current amendment to your license?
Thank you for your time and effort.
Sincerely yours, M.
Marilyn K. Cochran Patient Record Specialist Your Future Brings Out The Best In Us"
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