On (b)(6) 2022 getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - lucea 40.It was stated the cover of the headlight cracked and the particles were missing.There was no injury reported, however, we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any detachment of part or particles may lead to potential infection of the patient.
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Getinge became aware of an issue with the examination light lucea 40.It was stated the cover of the headlight cracked and the particles were missing.There was no injury reported, however, we decided to report the issue in an abundance of caution as any detachment of part or particles may lead to potential infection of the patient.Based on the information collected, it was established that when the event occurred, the examination light did not meet its specification, since cracks in covers, resulting in missing plastic particles could be considered as technical deficiency, and in this way the device contributed to the event.The provided information indicates that upon the event occurrence the device was being used for patient diagnosis.When reviewing reportable events for this type of issue we were able to establish that the received incidents are occurring at a moderate ratio.We have been able to confirm that the investigated issue has never led to serious injury or worse, to our knowledge.As per expertise performed by the subject matter expert at the manufacturing site the cracks detected on the handle interface and transparent cover fixing points were probably caused by improper use, collisions, incompatible cleaning products or protocol.To prevent any incident the user manual for lucea 10/40 (ifu 01701 en 11) on page 21 mentions to check the integrity of the light heads during daily inspection.Furthermore, the same user manual on pages 28-29 explains how to clean and disinfect the lightheads.This document includes some recommended products and some prohibited products.In order to avoid torques applied on the transparent housing during use the user manual for lucea 10/40 (ifu 01701 en 11) on page 24 mentions to handle the light head by the handle.We believe the related devices are performing correctly in the market.We also believe that if the manufacturer¿s recommendation had been followed the incident could have been avoided.Getinge shall continue to monitor for any further events of this nature and do not propose any further action at this time.The correction of e1a initial reporter, e1c event site address, e1e event site city, e1h event site postal code fields deems required.This is based on the internal evaluation.Previous e1a initial reporter: (b)(6).Corrected e1a initial reporter: n/a.Previous e1c event site address: (b)(6).Corrected e1c event site address: (b)(6).Previous e1e event site city: (b)(6).Corrected e1e event site city: (b)(6).Previous e1h event site postal code: (b)(6).Corrected e1h event site postal code: (b)(6).
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