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On 5th april, 2024 getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - powerled ii 500.It was stated the single arm cover fell during operation.There was no screw mounted during installation to prevent the cover from falling off.There was no injury reported, however, 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.
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The correction of h3a device evaluated by manufacturer, h3b device not eval provide code, h3c if other provide code - explain, h4 manufacture date fields deems required.This is based on the internal evaluation.Previous d1 brand name: powerled ii 500 corrected d1 brand name: maquet powerled ii, previous d4 version of model # ard569225903, corrected d4 version of model # ardpwt639008a, previous d4 catalog # ard569225903, corrected d4 catalog # none, previous d4 serial # (b)(6), corrected d4 serial # (b)(6), previous d4 unique identifier (udi) #: n/a, corrected d4 unique identifier (udi) #:(b)(4), previous h3a device evaluated by manufacturer: no, corrected h3a device evaluated by manufacturer: yes, previous h3b device not eval provide code: other, corrected h3b device not eval provide code: n/a, previous h3c if other provide code - explain: device not returned to manufacturer, corrected h3c if other provide code - explain: n/a, previous h4 manufacture date: 2023-10-29, corrected h4 manufacture date:2023-10-19.Getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - powerled ii 500.It was stated the single arm cover fell during operation.There was no screw mounted during installation to prevent the cover from falling off.There was no injury reported, however, 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.The unit was repaired by reattaching the cover and screws and returned to service.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.The information provided indicates that the device was in use at the time of the incident.Root cause analysis was performed by subject matter expert at manufacturer¿s.The analysis is following: according to the information provided the covers have fallen off because they have not been correctly installed.The installation manual 01814 the describes how to fit the covers on the spring arm, it is recommended to follow the instructions in the manual.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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