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Field Safety Notices about Dimension® Integrated Chemistry Systems

According to Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), this field safety notices involved a device in Slovenia that was produced by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc..

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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
  • Event Country
    Slovenia
  • Event Source
    AMPMDRS
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from Slovenia is current through February 2019. All of the data comes from the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), 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 Slovenia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Siemens healthcare diagnostics is notifying you of a potential safety issue regarding the dimension reagent management system (rms) refrigeration compressor. siemens has identified rms refrigeration compressors that are missing the safety cover on the electrical termination block. the exposed electrical hazard on the electrical termination block is located directly behind the rms waste container.

Device

Dimension® Integrated Chemistry Systems

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    AMPMDRS