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While the customer was using a part of an intraoral sensor system, schick33 s2 sensor/3.0 cable rma kit 6', they allege experiencing image quality issues when an x-ray image was taken and an additional image was required.No injury was reported from the alleged event.
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While no serious injury resulted in this event, if this malfunction recurred, it could cause or contribute to a serious injury or require medical or surgical intervention to preclude such.This event, therefore, is reportable per 21cfr part 803.Usb 3 firmware v1.4 contains an issue in the portion of code used to optimize sensor performance.If the optimization occurs during an exposure or sensor readout, there is a chance that the resulting image will be corrupted.Image data following the point of corruption will consist of data that was previously held in the memory of the usb device.As a result, the presented image may contain a portion of data from a previous exposure.In general, this would be obvious to the user since the presented image would either contain obvious artifacts or different anatomy than expected.Field service evaluation- solution description: 01/29/2026, 10:45:22, sebastian cedeno (scedeno).Solution description: ptc troubleshot the issue and determined the sensor needs to be replaced.Added part number 100008651.Ptc reported retakes but no injuries.Functional (yes/no): no.Customer note: 01/28/2026, 13:45:51, cpic_simo (cpic_simo).Troubleshooting: issue reported: schick 33 sensor ---did the reported issue require multiple images / multiple exposures to be taken on a patient (yes/no - do not put na): y equipment type and model: schick 33 serial number: (b)(6) confirm sensor cable color: grey acquisition software & version: 22 issue in one or all rooms: all rooms other sensors work with working remotes in room(s) with issue: yes.Pc name: x-ray 3 schick driver version (programs and features): 5.16 remote fw/fpga version: na sensor fw version: na if remote issue: 2.0 or 3.0: tried different usb cable/usb port/bypassed usb hubs/extenders: 3.0 remote: tried on a 3.0 and 2.0 u sb port/cable clip connected: if sensor issue, replaced elastomer: yes if sensor issue, tried different sensor cable: yes if no response to radiation, confirmed xray head functional: additional troubleshooting steps/notes: all troubleshooting done with previous support rep.Were there any injuries or misdiagnosis if retakes were done (if above is no, answer na): na.
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