Events

Recall of Slide-in Plug Adaptor for Charger used with Haag Streit UK Perkins MkIII Tonometer Tonometer

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Device Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2014-RN-00736-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-04
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2014-RN-00736-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    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.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Haag streit has identified a potential issue with the slide-in adaptor plug for the perkins mkiii tonometer charger. an incident was reported to haag-streit where the use of the adaptor tripped a customer’s circuit breaker. upon investigation it was found the adaptor contained an electrical fault. this electrical fault has the potential to cause arcing within the adaptor, which poses a potential fire hazard. the risk when using the adaptor is most apparent if the adaptor is used in an un-fused circuit. the risk of harm and damage can be reduced if the unit is plugged into a conforming power outlet with a circuit breaker.
  • Action
    Users are advised to isolate the affected Plug Adaptors from use. A DTA representative will contact users in regards to replacement of affected stock.

Device

Slide-in Plug Adaptor for Charger used with Haag Streit UK Perkins MkIII Tonometer Tonometer
  • Model / Serial
    Slide-in Plug Adaptor for Charger used with Haag Streit UK Perkins MkIII Tonometer Tonometer Product Code: CC-5806004Serial Numbers: 274, 275, 276, 731, 732, 733, 453, 490, 452, 360ARTG Number: 151673
  • Manufacturer
    Device Technologies Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Device Technologies Australia Pty Ltd