Photographs of the event were provided by the customer, confirming the reported issue.During the investigation, livanova (b)(4) learned that a high-frequency surgery device was in use during the case.After inspection of the photos and evaluation of the reported event details, it was determined that the event was caused by a system reaction due to an internal firmware malfunction.The firmware malfunction may have been caused by irritation by high-frequency energy due to the use of a high-frequency instrument during the case.A livanova field service representative performed measures to improve the emc safety of the involved device and reported at that time that the device was working without faults.
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