It was reported that the 00mlx mlx 300 w xenon lightsource when the unit was turned on, it makes a clicking sound, and at times it will come on out of standby and sometimes it will not.It was reported that the unit was overheating.Additional information was received on 09aug2018 reporting that there was no flames or smoke.There was a 3-4 minutes delay in procedure due to product problem but no adverse reaction to the patient.The procedure was completed with a replacement lightsource.
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The device was returned to the manufacturer for evaluation, therefore the failure mode was confirmed.An investigation of the device manufacturing records was conducted by the manufacturer.There were no deviations or non-conformances during the manufacturing process.A visual inspection of the returned unit found user labels, there was no visible, physical damage.Functional testing found the lamp ignition was intermittent, there was extended clicking during several attempts.The test lamp was installed and immediately ignited and functioned properly.In addition, the light source ran for an additional 15 minutes in standby mode and the lamp shut "off" as designed to avoid excessive heat being generated.No overheating occurred during testing.The complaint was confirmed for the report of the light source ¿makes a clicking sound¿ but unconfirmed for the ¿unit sometimes is overheating¿.
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