Events

Alerta De Seguridad para Symbia T Series and Symbia Intevo Camera System

Según Department of Health, este evento ( alerta de seguridad ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Hong Kong que fue producido por Siemens Ltd.

¿Qué es esto?

Las alertas proporcionan información importante y recomendaciones sobre los productos. Aunque se haya emitido una alerta, esto no significa necesariamente que el producto se considera peligroso. Las alertas de seguridad, dirigidas a trabajadores de la salud y a usuarios, pueden incluir retiro de equipos. Pueden ser escritas por los fabricantes, pero también por funcionarios del área de salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Safety alert
  • Fecha
    2014-08-12
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2014-08-12
  • País del evento
    Hong Kong
  • Fuente del evento
    DH
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20140812a.html
  • Notas / Alertas
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), 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 data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Causa
    Medical device safety alert: siemens symbia t series and symbia intevo camera system the australia therapeutic goods administration (tga) posted a medical device safety alert concerning symbia t series and symbia intevo camera system manufactured by siemens ltd. the manufacturer recently detected a rubber isolator with unfavourable aging properties. the function of this rubber isolator, which is situated within the rotate motor mounting assembly, may degrade over time and may impact motor support. in rare cases, when unfavourable aging has occurred, the rubber isolator may break and cause loss of support for the rotate motor. this event could lead to a rupture of the drive belt which in turn could damage the gantry covers and make contact with the patient. the possibility of a serious injury does exist if the belt makes contact with the patient. the manufacturer advises customers that they can continue to use the systems while waiting for the corrective action to be undertaken which includes new mounting plate with improved rubber components and a backup device to ensure trouble free operation in the future. users are advised to immediately discontinue use of the affected product and contact their service engineer if they are experiencing abnormal noise or vibration. users are also asked to ensure that the safety advisory is placed in the system owner's manual. for details, please refer to tga website: http://www.Tga.Gov.Au/sara/arn-detail.Aspx?k=rc-2014-rn-00881-1 if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 12 august 2014.

Device

Symbia T Series and Symbia Intevo Camera System
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Descripción del producto
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Siemens Symbia T Series and Symbia Intevo Camera System
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Ltd

Manufacturer

Siemens Ltd