Events

Safety Alert for Equipment SPECT – CT

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Siemens A.G..

What is this?

Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    I1408-341
  • Event Number
    2008EBC-0002090
  • Date
    2014-08-25
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=197
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer reports that the rubber insulator inside the assembly of the rotating motor assembly can degrade and break causing loss of support for the motor rotation and possible rupture of the drive belt, causing in turn damage to the front covers. delgantry, which can lead to the occurrence of potentially adverse events on the patient.

Device

Equipment SPECT – CT
  • Model / Serial
    Symbia Intevo and Symbia T
  • Product Description
    Image acquisition system that performs a study through the fusion of computed tomography and nuclear imaging.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens A.G.

Manufacturer

Siemens A.G.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    NIDFSINVIMA