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Field Safety Notices about Kenex

According to ALIMS (Agencija za lekove i medicinska sredstva), this field safety notices involved a device in Serbia that was produced by GE 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
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2014-08-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-05-16
  • Event Country
    Serbia
  • Event Source
    ALIMSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.alims.gov.rs/latin/2014/05/16/vazno-obavestenje-o-potencijalnoj-nepravilnoj-instalaciji-kenex-viseceg-nosaca/
  • Notes / Alerts
    Serbian data is current through February 2018. All of the data comes from ALIMS (Agencija za lekove i medicinska sredstva), 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 Serbia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare recently saw the problem of improper installation of a kenex suspended carrier with an radiation shield and a surgical lamp. the problem is not the design of the kenex mounts, but this mounting system is not installed in accordance with the stated installation requirements, so the products affected by this problem are limited to installations performed or contracted by ge healthcare. in the past, the manufacturer received a report about a fall in radiation protection from the ceiling, which caused minor injury.

Device

Kenex

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare