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Getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - powerled.As it was stated, the paint issue was found on the suspension arm and some of the paint particles fall down.It was established by technician that probably wrong cleaning materials were used.The designated complaint unit employee confirmed the issue based on photographic evidence.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 in case of reoccurrence.
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Getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - powerled.As it was stated, the paint issue was found on the suspension arm and some of the paint particles fall down.It was established by technician that probably wrong cleaning materials were used.The designated complaint unit employee confirmed the issue based on photographic evidence.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 in case of reoccurrence.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.According to subject matter expert at manufacturer¿s, the most probable root cause of this premature paint degradation would be an incorrect cleaning procedure/product.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.This event is clearly due to the cleaning product.Nevertheless, the deterioration of the paint is far advanced, and it must have started years ago.Such troubles should have been detected first by the user during daily and monthly checks.The current cleaning product must be improved as described in the user manual.The damaged parts must be replaced as soon as possible.Some of 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 collisions between devices.Visual inspections during the cleaning allow to detect the painting defect, we recommend to perform corrective maintenance to rectify the default after its detection.Minor paint chip can be repaired with touch up paint, nevertheless, the parts impacted by serious damage must be replaced.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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