Events

Safety Alert Or Field Safety Notices for Acrobat Swing (AC Swing) arm

According to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, this safety alert or field safety notices involved a device in United Kingdom that was produced by Ondal.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert / Field Safety Notice
  • Event Number
    MDA/2013/020
  • Date
    2013-03-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-12-17
  • Event Country
    United Kingdom
  • Event Source
    MHRA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.gov.uk//drug-device-alerts/medical-device-alert-acrobat-swing-ac-swing-arm-risk-of-injury-from-detachment-of-the-swing-arm
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from the United Kingdom is current through April 2019. All of the data comes from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, 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 the United Kingdom.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Risk of injury from detachment of the swing arm.After approximately seven years of use, the plastic spigot joint of the swing arm can fail through fatigue.Ondal issued a Field Safety Notice (61Kb) in December 2012 to the suppliers that use these swing arms. Users should have been informed of this by their respective equipment supplier.
  • Reason
    (ondal) after approximately 7 years of use, the plastic spigot joint of swing arm can fail through fatigue. (mda/2013/020).
  • Action
    Identify all Ondal swing arms fitted with a plastic spigot.Contact the supplier of the equipment to arrange for them to replace affected swing arms.Users are advised to move lights and monitors carefully until affected swing arms are replaced.

Device

Acrobat Swing (AC Swing) arm
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Acrobat Swing (AC Swing) arm. Manufactured by Ondal.Supplied by various companies to support operating lights and monitors.Delivered from 1999 to 2008 inclusive.Identifying affected devices:The Ondal AC Swing arm may be curved or straight.Curved arms will usually have a plastic spigot joint, which needs to be changed. Some may have a metal spigot joint, which is not affected.Straight arms usually have a metal spigot joint, which is not affected.  However, all straight arms should be checked to confirm that this is the case.Suppliers may have added their name to the product and issued their own Field Safety Notices (FSN) on this issue. Advice includes removing the plastic cap on top of the spigot joint, held in place by a cross-head screw. If the spigot is plastic, contact the supplier of the equipment to arrange for them to replace the affected swing arm.The affected Ondal AC Swing spring arms are widely used in the UK. Suppliers include (but are not limited to) the following: Trumpf Brandon Draeger Martin Merivaara
  • Manufacturer
    Ondal

Manufacturer

Ondal
  • Manufacturer Address
    Contact the company that supplied you with the swing arm.Known suppliers are: Trumpf Name: Alasdair Owen Telephone number: 01582 399 201 Brandon Name: Mandy Pearson Telephone number: 0113 272 8844 Draeger Name: Doug Sims Telephone number: 01442 292 868 Martin Name: Dr Ingo Haas Telephone number: 00 49 7463 838 185 Merivaara Name: Esko Hyvarinen Telephone number: 00 358 333 94 6186Note: this is not an exhaustive list of suppliers.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Orlando Luxembourg Investments Sarl
  • Source
    MHRA