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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 GE Healthcare.

What is this?

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 001 11 16 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-11-01
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=10149
  • 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
    Ge healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue where certain avance cs2, avance and amingo anesthesia devices can transition to a system malfunction state if the lower storage drawer containing the optional large tray insert accessory (see pic01 attached), is closed with an abnormally high amount of force.

Device

Avance CS2, Avance, and Amingo System
  • Model / Serial
    Avance CS2, Avance, and Amingo anesthesia devices with the optional large tray insert accessory installed (part number 1009-3260-000).
  • Product Description
    Anaesthesia system
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare