On 14th december, 2020 getinge became aware of an issue with powerled surgical light.According to the photographic evidence, paint chipping occurred on the device.There was no injury reported, however we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any particles falling off into sterile field or during procedure may cause contamination.
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On 14th december 2020 getinge became aware of an issue with powerled surgical light.According to the photographic evidence, paint chipping occurred on the device.There was no injury reported, however we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any particles falling off into sterile field or during procedure may cause contamination.The device involved in the event is powerled 700 video sf lighthead with serial number ar00032 and catalog number ard568300999.Manufacturing date is 3rd september, 2007.It was established that when the event occurred, the surgical light did not meet its specification as the paint chipping could be identified as a technical deficiency.Device which played role in this situation contributed to event.It is unknown if the device was being used for patient treatment while the issue occurred, it was detected during daily inspection.All maquet sas products comply with: iec 60601-1 ed.2.0 & ed.3.0 general requirements for basic safety and essential performance.Iec 60601-2-41 particular requirements for the safety of surgical luminaires and luminaire for diagnosis.Paint definition pfc066.This procedure defines maquet sas¿s requirements for all painted parts.Disinfection products test: the aim of these tests is to detect any incompatibility with disinfectant.The paint chip or paint damages are due to: impacts, collisions (abnormal use).The operating manual includes the instructions to pre-position the arms prior to use, in order to prevent damages.To prevent any similar incident, it is recommended to avoid the collisions between devices.Visual inspections during the cleaning allow to detect the painting defect, we recommend to perform corrective maintenance to rectify the default after its detection.We believe that the devices are performing correctly in the market.We also believe that if the manufacturer recommendation would have been followed the incident could have been avoided.Given the circumstances we shall continue to monitor for any further events of this nature and do not propose any further action at this time.Based on the further evaluation of details provided by the service unit, the correction of data is required: previous d4: "model # ard568301999 catalog # ard568301999 serial # (b)(6)." corrected d4: "model # ard568300999 catalog # ard568300999 serial # (b)(6).".
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