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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 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 113 03 18 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-03-22
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=12337
  • 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
    Under certain conditions, when using dicom worklist along with dicom mpps, a report for a bone density exam may be sent to pacs with the incorrect patient information in the dicom header. the correct patient information will be listed on the dicom report image; however, the report may appear under a different patient’s name in the pacs. there have been no injuries reported as a result of this issue.

Device

DPX-NT, DPX Bravo, DPX Duo, DPX-MD, Prodigy, Prodigy Advance Systems
  • Model / Serial
    All DPX-NT, DPX Bravo, DPX Duo, DPX-MD, Prodigy, Prodigy Advance Systems running enCORE software from version 9.0 to version 10.0.
  • Product Description
    Bone densitometry
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare