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Rappel de Kenex suspension arm with radiation shield and/or surgical lamp

Selon Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, ce/cet/cette rappel concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à Australia qui a été fabriqué par GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd.

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Une correction ou un retrait opéré par un fabricant afin de répondre à un problème causé par un dispositif médical. Les rappels surviennent lorsqu'un dispositif médical est défectueux, lorsqu'il pourrait poser un risque pour la santé, ou les deux à la fois.

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  • Type d'événement
    Recall
  • ID de l'événement
    RC-2014-RN-00407-1
  • Classe de risque de l'événement
    Class I
  • Date de mise en oeuvre de l'événement
    2014-04-04
  • Pays de l'événement
    Australia
  • Source de l'événement
    DHTGA
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2014-RN-00407-1
  • Notes / Alertes
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
  • Cause
    Ge healthcare has recently become aware of an improper installation of the kenex suspension arm of a radiation shield. the suspension arm was not installed by ge healthcare per specified installation requirements. there is no deficiency associated with the kenex suspension arm. there has been one reported incident of a radiation shield falling from the ceiling causing a minor injury.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare is inspecting all affected systems to verify that the Kenex suspension radiation shields and surgical lamps are properly installed. A GE representative will contact customers to arrange for the inspection. Any affected systems will be corrected.

Device

Kenex suspension arm with radiation shield and/or surgical lamp

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd