On 13th august 2021 getinge became aware of an issue with surgical light ¿ lucea 50.The cover was damaged, resulting in missing particles.There was no injury reported, however we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any particles falling may lead to contamination.New parts for replacement were ordered to solve the issue.It was established that when the event occurred, the surgical light did not meet the manufacturer¿s specification as the covers were damaged, resulting in missing particles and it contributed to the event.It is unknown if the device was being used for patient treatment when the issue occurred.Taking into consideration the install base for lucea 50/100 surgical lights, comparing to the number of complained devices, the failure ratio is low.Subject matter expert investigated the issue.Unfortunately, due to limited details obtained regarding the technical deficiency it was not possible to establish the exact root cause.However, based on the available data, the likely root cause is considered as misuse.We believe the related devices are performing correctly in the market.
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