FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HLX 3000

MDR report key: 4657928 · Received April 1, 2015

Report

Report Number
9710055-2015-00033
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 1, 2015
Date of Event
March 6, 2015
Report Date
March 6, 2015
Manufacturer
MAQUET SAS
Product Code
BYX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NOTE: THE HLX SERIES LIGHT SYSTEM IS NOT MARKETED IN THE US. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN MADE DUE TO A SIMILARITY WITH DEVICES MARKETED BY MAQUET IN THE US. A MAQUET SERVICE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE DEVICE AND FOUND THAT MOST PARTS OF THE SYSTEM (SUSPENSION, LIGHTHEAD) WERE RUSTED. THE CUSTOMER INFORMED THE TECHNICIAN THAT FUMIGATION IS USED TO DISINFECT THE PRODUCT. THE HLX SERIES OPERATING MANUAL INCLUDES SOME GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING CLEANING. IN PARTICULAR, IT IS MENTIONED THAT "FUMIGATION METHODS ARE UNSUITABLE FOR DISINFECTING THE UNIT AND MUST NOT BE USED. A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE HOSP TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER INFORMED MAQUET THAT THE SURGICAL LIGHT WAS RUSTED AND PAINT WAS MISSING ON SOME PARTS OF THE LIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. FACTORY REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
214562 HLX 3000 LIGHT, SURGICAL BYX MAQUET SAS H5H3H3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1