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MDA/2007/007 - BOC Ltd, AZ size aluminium medical oxygen cylinders fitted with a key operated pin index valve for use in MRI units

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Type: Medical Device Alert
Series No: MDA/2007/007
Audience: Healthcare professionals
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Format: Electronic and paper
Size: A4
Pages: 5
Price: Free
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Copyright: Crown
   

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Issued: 24 January 2007 at 17:15
Ref: MDA/2007/007

 

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Immediate action
 
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Information request


Device:
BOC Ltd, AZ size aluminium medical oxygen cylinders fitted with a key operated pin index valve for use in MRI units.		  
Problem:
The MHRA has received two reports of AZ aluminium oxygen cylinders fitted with obsolete pin index valves. These obsolete valves contain a metal component that is sufficiently magnetic to make the cylinder potentially hazardous when used in an MRI environment.		  

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Action by:
Anaesthetists, operating department practitioners and anaesthetic nurses working in MRI units. Hospital pharmacists, MRI safety advisors and MRI superintendent radiographers.		  

Action:

  • Identify the affected cylinders (images of the affected valve and the two acceptable alternatives showing the relevant stamp markings are appended to this Alert)
  • Quarantine affected cylinders outside the MRI suite and clearly label ‘unsuitable for MRI use’
  • Arrange for return to BOC Ltd
  • MRI unit operators are advised to carry out magnetic testing of all cylinders prior to their use in an MRI environment.

 Appendix

Distributed to:

NHS trusts in England - Chief Executives*
Healthcare Commission (CHAI) - Headquarters

* via CE Bulletin

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Contacts:
Details of supplier contact and MHRA Defective Medicines contact.
Change of address or removal from address list for Healthcare Commission.

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Appendix:
Images of the affected valve and the two acceptable alternatives.

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Action deadlines for the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
Deadline (action underway): 26 January 2007
Deadline (action complete): 02 February 2007


Page last modified: 24 January 2007