Model Number R2418529-6 |
Device Problem
Smoking (1585)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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No patient involved.The initial reporter is located outside the u.S., and therefore this information is not provided due to country privacy laws.Legal manufacturer: (b)(4).
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Event Description
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A customer reported that a vivid s6 diagnostic ultrasound system was receiving charging for the battery in a dedicated room and the clinician wanted to use the system in another room so it was unplugged and moved while in standby mode to another location.Suddenly white smoke come out of it and the vivid s6 was moved to a corridor.The customer used a fire extinguisher to put out the device fire.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Gehc's investigation has completed.The failed battery was retrieved and analyzed by the battery manufacturer.The battery manufacturer concluded the most probable root cause is failure within the lithium ion cell which caused the battery to fail and led to thermal runaway.Additionally, this is a rare case of cell defect that occurs once out of ~1.5 million cells.There is no process nor design root cause as this is a component failure.The device was replaced to correct the issue.No further action is planned at this time.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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