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| Issued: 03 April 2006 at 11:00 |
Ref: MDA/2006/023
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Immediate action |
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Action |
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Update |
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Information request |
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Device: |
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| Problem: The tabletop intermittently fails to retract when being tilted in a downwards direction. This may result in a collision of the tabletop with the floor and subsequent patient injury. |
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| Action by: Radiology Service Managers, Directors of Radiology, Superintendent Radiographers, In-house X-ray maintenance staff. |
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| Action: Users of this system should contact GE healthcare to obtain an upgrade and to determine the necessary precautions to be taken in the meantime. |
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Distributed to:
* via CE Bulletin |
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Action deadlines for the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
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Deadline (action underway): 10 April 2006
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Deadline (action complete): 18 April 2006
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MDA/2006/023 - X-Ray system: GE Healthcare, Precision 500D undercouch radiography/fluoroscopy system 
