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The following is the summary of an email r … The following is the summary of an email received from the state of North Carolina:</br>A patient was scheduled for an intravascular brachytherapy treatment on 10/16/2019. The treatment utilized a Novoste transfer device with an Sr-90 source. The prescribed dose for the treatment was 23.0 Gy, which corresponds to a planned treatment time of 5 minutes and 47 seconds. </br>The treatment was delivered and the source return process was initiated. Resistance was encountered returning the source to the transfer device and the team had to commence the emergency bail-out procedure. The catheter was extracted while it was still attached to the device and both were placed in the bail-out box. The patient, room, and box were all surveyed. The survey confirmed that the source was in the bail-out box. The box was then transferred to a designated secure location. </br>Because of the additional time elapsed between the expected return of the source to the transfer device and the securing of the source in the bail-out box it is possible that the patient could have received an additional dose of up to 6.98 Gy.</br>The manufacturer of the transfer device was notified of this event on 10/16/2019. The patient and referring physician were both notified on 10/17/2019.</br>Device Information:</br>Transfer Device</br>Manufacturer: Novoste (Best Medical)</br>Model: Beta Cath System</br>Serial: 91806</br>Source Information:</br>Sr-90</br>Manufacturer: Novoste</br>Activity: 2.01 GBq (4/16/03)</br>Serial: ZB607</br>NC Tracking Number: NC 190036</br>A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient.necessarily result in harm to the patient. +
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The following is the summary of an email r … The following is the summary of an email received from the state of North Carolina:</br>A patient was scheduled for an intravascular brachytherapy treatment on 10/16/2019. The treatment utilized a Novoste transfer device with an Sr-90 source. The prescribed dose for the treatment was 23.0 Gy, which corresponds to a planned treatment time of 5 minutes and 47 seconds. </br>The treatment was delivered and the source return process was initiated. Resistance was encountered returning the source to the transfer device and the team had to commence the emergency bail-out procedure. The catheter was extracted while it was still attached to the device and both were placed in the bail-out box. The patient, room, and box were all surveyed. The survey confirmed that the source was in the bail-out box. The box was then transferred to a designated secure location. </br>Because of the additional time elapsed between the expected return of the source to the transfer device and the securing of the source in the bail-out box it is possible that the patient could have received an additional dose of up to 6.98 Gy.</br>The manufacturer of the transfer device was notified of this event on 10/16/2019. The patient and referring physician were both notified on 10/17/2019.</br>Device Information:</br>Transfer Device</br>Manufacturer: Novoste (Best Medical)</br>Model: Beta Cath System</br>Serial: 91806</br>Source Information:</br>Sr-90</br>Manufacturer: Novoste</br>Activity: 2.01 GBq (4/16/03)</br>Serial: ZB607</br>NC Tracking Number: NC 190036</br>A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient.necessarily result in harm to the patient. +
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