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translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.titles.recall_field_safety_notice

According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by Philips Healthcare.

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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
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 073 03 17 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-03-19
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=10808
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug Authority, 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    Philips has discovered through customer complaints a problem with the detector cooling system. due to a leak in the detector cooling system, cooling liquid may leak outside the drip tray of the chiller. if this occurs the liquid may drip onto electrical components in the r-cabinet located in the technical room, which could lead to damage to the system and potentially cause thermal events such as a burning odor, smoke or fire.

Device

Allura Xper X-ray Systems
  • Model / Serial
    • Allura Xper and Allura CV20 Releases 3 to 8.1 with an installed Laird chiller • Allura Xper Release 8.2 and UNIQ: only configurations FD10, FD10/10, FD20/10, and FD20/20 have a Laird chiller and are therefore affected. Multiple affected product codes are provided in the attached FSN
  • Product Description
    X-ray System
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Healthcare

Manufacturer

Philips Healthcare
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Manufacturers representative
    Al-Faisaliah Medical System, Riyadh, (01) 2119948
  • Source
    SFDA