On (b)(6) 2021 getinge became aware of an issue with powerled surgical light.As it was stated, the covers were missing on the device.There was no injury reported, however, we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any parts falling off may cause contamination.
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Getinge became aware of an issue with powerled surgical light.As it was stated, the covers were missing on the device.There was no injury reported, however, we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any parts falling off may cause contamination.During the investigation, it was concluded that the device involved did not meet the manufacturer¿s specification and it contributed to the event.We received information that the device was not being used for patient treatment at the time when the event occurred.When reviewing similar reportable events for the same device type, we have been able to confirm that the investigated issue has never led to serious injury or worse.Comparing the number of complaints registered to number of sold devices, complaint ratio is low.Per the investigation of the subject matter experts at the manufacturing site, the incident is due to an inappropriate use.The operating manual includes the instructions to pre-position the arms prior to use, in order to prevent damages.Additionally, the users are requested to pay attention to cracks in plastic parts.Getinge shall continue to monitor for any further events of this nature and do not propose any further action at this time.
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