Getinge became aware of an issue with one of our devices ¿ modutec.End covers were missing on the device.No injury has been reported due to mentioned issue however we decided to report it in abundance of caution as any parts transferred into sterile field might be a source of contamination.It was established that when the event occurred, the device did not meet its specification, due to end covers were missing on the device and it contributed to event.It was not established if in the time when the event occurred the device was or was not being used for the patient treatment.During the investigation, it was found that the reported scenario has never led, to date, to serious injury or worse.Manufacturer did not receive enough information to conduct the technical investigation.It is not possible to determine the part involved and the root cause.In case of new relevant information, the case will be reconsidered.When reviewing reportable events for this type of issues we were able to establish that the received incident is occurring at a very low ratio.It is the 2nd reported event -worldwide- relating to end covers were missing.We believe that currently and overall, the related devices are performing correctly in the market with regards to the reported issue.
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