Getinge became aware of an issue with powerled device.As it was stated paint peeling has been observed on the comfort bracket of 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.Technician provided information that the problem was solved by replacement of defective parts.It was established that when the event occurred, the surgical light did not meet its specification as appearance of chipped paint could be considered as technical deficiency and in this way device contributed to event.We have not received information whether the device was 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, to our knowledge.The subject matter experts at the manufacturing site have investigated this type of issue and concluded as follows: 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 detecting the painting defect, we recommend to perform corrective maintenance to rectify the default after its detection.Minor pain chip can be repaired with touch up paint; nevertheless, the parts impacted by serious damage must be replaced.We believe that all remaining devices are performing correctly in the market.Given the circumstances and after our review of complaint ratio behavior of this nature, we 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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