There is a potential for the X-Ray tube head (Touch screen interface) to perform an uncommanded motion. This could result in a collision with the patient.
Test results from the manufacturing line found a piece of damaged o-ring in an unexpected section of the catheter. Further testing indicated that pieces (>200 micron) of damaged o-ring had the potential to be flushed out of the catheter. ACIST is confirming the source of the failure mode to assure the quality and reliability of the Kodama catheter. There have been no related field reports related to this incident, nor any evidence or report of patient injury or adverse health consequence.
Misleading error messages and a gap in the Operator Manual which affects ARTIS Icono biplane or ARTIS Icono floor systems with software version VE20B. Potential issues include System error management, Erroneous error messages, Zoom/Pan Function, Grid Indication, and Coolant Level. May cause procedures to be terminated and performed on an alternative x-ray system
Observations of potential false positive results in the specified lots. Use of these test strips may result in false positive patient test results and potential exposure to unnecessary treatment or quarantine.
Due to two (2) issues: 1) The firm distributed COVID-19 Rapid Test Cassettes outside of the Emergency Use Authorization to non-certified Clinical Laboratories. 2) COVID-19 Rapid Test Cassettes were not adequately validated for its intended use (fingerstick tests for in-home use/testing).
Due to two (2) issues: 1) The firm distributed COVID-19 Rapid Test Cassettes outside of the Emergency Use Authorization to non-certified Clinical Laboratories. 2) COVID-19 Rapid Test Cassettes were not adequately validated for its intended use (fingerstick tests for in-home use/testing).
GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue associated with the improper installation of the Precision 600FP monitor suspension. A partial detachment of the monitor suspension could result in potential injury to a patient or operator.
The Infinity M540 patient monitor may randomly reboot due to an error to correctly transmit and read the header data of files in the memory of the device. Under this situation, the device will try to reboot to mitigate the error. The device will be available again for use within 30 seconds. If this error continues and the M540 reboots three times in a time span of 10 minutes, it will enter a fail-state. A fail-state will annunciate itself with a continuous sound to alert the user. The M540 will reset to factory default and the user can manually configure and readmit the patient to continue patient monitoring.
May display Calcium results on the screen with wrong arrow direction which may lead to misinterpretation of results and incorrect medical decision. If the unit for iCa++ is set to mg/dL (configured as Service Code MGL) and a measured iCa++ value is lower than the normal range, an upward arrow is shown on the display instead of a downward arrow. The display is set per default to mmol/L; therefore, the arrow indicating an alarm reflects normal ranges of iCa++ in mmol/L. If mg/dL is chosen, the arrow warnings on screen still reflect the ranges from mmol/L, rather than mg/dL. The numeric result is displayed correctly.
Inspection confirmed a small percentage of sterile packages with inadequate package seal (partial heat seal). Patients may develop infections if non-sterile equipment is used.
Some N1 and N2 master mix pouches packaged within the lots of BioGX SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System may be mislabeled. This could result in a kit containing two pouches of N1 master mix or two pouches of N2 master mix, instead of one pouch of each. If laboratory personnel do not notice that both pouches contain tubes with the same color foil seal and use two of the same tubes, there is a low potential for a false negative SARS-CoV-2 result. A false negative SARS-CoV-2 result could lead to an increased risk of disease progression for the patient and additional spread of SARS-CoV-2 if the patient is not quarantined.
The manufacturer discovered an issue associated with the EPIQ Image Boost with xPlane and Color Flow or Doppler while using the X8-2t TEE Transducer. If Image Boost is enabled the color box shows flow visualization not accurately represent the fluid flow. Similarly, if Image Boost is enabled, both CW and PW Doppler traces will not accurately represent the fluid flow.
Control panel arm assembly could have missing or loose screws where undue force, pressure or weight is applied, the control panel mechanism can fail and break off.