Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2014-04-04 · Type II
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Reported risk: Philips Healthcare received a report from the field about an Adac Vertex Plus system. During clinical use in the relative 180 degree configuration of the detector heads, the radius drive belt in the superior positioned head slipped off the idler pulley, allowing the detector head to drift down slowly (approximately 1 cm per minute) towards the patient. This resulted in the operator having to perform an emergency removal or the patient from the system.
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