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Siemens has completed an investigation of the reported event.The root cause was determined to be a hardware error.The investigation was performed considering complaint description, cs reports, system history, and system log files.During an interventional procedure, the system went into bypass mode, but no x-ray release was possible.The procedure was then continued and finished using an alternative system.The on-site intervention by siemens service revealed a defective oil pump which caused the x-ray tube to overheat.After replacement the x-ray tube, including the oil pump, the system worked as intended again.The occurrence rate of the error pattern was checked.A possible error accumulation or even a systematic error, which leads to a corrective action of the installed base, could not be determined by the investigation.After detailed investigation, the incident is not classified as a reportable event as neither serious injury, death nor an unexpected, prolonged hospitalization of the patient or any other person occurred or could be expected.
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