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Getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical equipment ¿ eqtxhs021 sat12.It was stated the handle has come off from the monitor holder during surgery.It was confirmed there was no harm to a patient's health.We decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any parts falling off into sterile field or during procedure may cause contamination or serious injury.According to technician information the failed parts were replaced, and the repair was completed.Based on the information collected, it was established that when the event occurred, maquet equipment did not meet its specification, due to the handle holder which came off from the monitor.Such a scenario could be considered as technical deficiency, and in this way the device contributed to the event.Provided information indicates that when the event occurs device was being used for patient treatment, however there was no harm to a patient's health.When reviewing similar reportable events for the same device type, it was confirmed that in the last 5 years, registered for the issue of handle holder detachment on maquet equipment there was no serious injury or worse reported.As stated by the subject matter expert at manufacturing site, the detachment between handle holder and aluminum cylinder, which allows bonding of the handle, is probably due to mechanical shocks, collisions or excessive efforts.To prevent any similar incident, the following have been implemented: during the manufacturing the prats are degreased the quantity of the instant adhesive gel deposited is checked the adhesive bonding is checked by manual traction during the manufacturing the user manual #0421101 xs/xd flat screen monitors holders mentions to check the condition of the sterilizable handle (user manual ifu 01821 en 11; pages 35, 40 ¿ for more information please check extracted file) we believe the related devices are performing correctly in the market.We also believe that if the manufacturer¿s recommendation had been followed the incident could have been avoided.Getinge shall continue to monitor for any further events of this nature and do not propose any further action at this time.The correction of b5 describe event or problem, d4 version or model # and h4 device manufacture date fields deems required.This is based on the internal evaluation.Previous b5 describe event or problem: on 29th may, 2023 getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical equipment - osp 40.It was stated the handle has come off from the monitor holder.We decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any parts falling off into sterile field or during procedure may cause contamination or serious injury.Corrected b5 describe event or problem: on 29th may, 2023 getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical equipment ¿ eqtxhs021 sat12.It was stated the handle has come off from the monitor holder during surgery.It was confirmed there was no harm to a patient's health.We decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any parts falling off into sterile field or during procedure may cause contamination or serious injury.Previous h4 device manufacture date: 06/09/2022.Corrected h4 device manufacture date: 08/12/2022.Previous d4 version or model #: eqt - other.Corrected d4 version or model #: ardsat239019a.
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