Optical tv (otv) box started smoking under the control room counter which was being used for the ultrasound video.It was emitting smoke and became very hot to the touch.The otv is mounted under the control room counter at the operators console.The smoke bellowed up on the operator and it immediately caused a loss of ultrasound video which is critical for intracardiac echocardiography (ice)cases.There was no fire or patient injury as they were already past the critical part of the procedure with the ultrasound video and they saw the smoke soon enough to remove the power plug from the otv.Fda safety report id# (b)(4).
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