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On 16th february, 2024 getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - volista access ii.It was stated the water was leaking from the ceiling, after breakage of water system pipe and the damage certainly spread within the electrical circuitry and on the rotating contacts inside the suspension arms.It was confirmed by photographic evidence the the water has infiltrated inside the dome.We decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as contact of water with live parts may cause electric shock.
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The correction of h4 manufacture date, h3a device evaluated by mfg, h3b device not eval provide code and h3c if other provide code-explain deems required.This is based on the internal evaluation.Previous h4 manufacture date: 2023-09-04, corrected h4 manufacture date: 2023-09-06.Previous h3a device evaluated by mfg: no, corrected h3a device evaluated by mfg: yes.Previous h3b device not eval provide code: other, corrected h3b device not eval provide code: none.Previous h3c if other provide code-explain: device not returned to manufacturer, corrected h3c if other provide code-explain: none.Getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - volista access ii.It was stated the water was leaking from the ceiling, after breakage of water system pipe and the damage certainly spread within the electrical circuitry and on the rotating contacts inside the suspension arms.It was confirmed by photographic evidence the water has infiltrated inside the dome.We decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as contact of water with live parts may cause electric shock.Based on the information collected, it was established that when the event occurred, the surgical light did not meet its specification and in this way the device contributed to event.It is unknown if claimed devices were or were not being used for patient treatment or diagnosis when the event took place.Subject matter expert established that according to the information provided the presence of water in the device is the result of a water leakage, it is a phenomenon external to the device.This problem is not related to the device, the or surgical light is not supplied with water and is not a source of a leak.For safety reasons a functional check of the device is required to verify the absence of damage.Getinge shall continue to monitor for any further events of this nature and does not propose any further action at this time.
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