It was reported that during a mammography procedure, the patient got her head stuck between the compression paddle and the face shield.The patient lowered her head during the lmlo image acquisition and her neck got stuck between the face shield and the compression paddle after the exposure, when the paddle automatically released.The patient had an abrasion on her neck.The patient was sent to the emergency room.A field engineer examined the device and found that the compression release clutch slips during compression.The field engineer changed the compression release height and the system passed all tests and met the manufacturer´s specifications.No additional information available.
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