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MalfunctionIYO

DENSHI DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND FF-SONIC UF-4500

Received Jun 18, 1997

Report MW4002078 · MDR key 137188

Device

Generic name

Pulsed Echo Imaging System

Model number

NA

Catalog number

NA

Lot number

NA

Product problems

  • False claim

Patient

NA

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

COMPLAINT IS A CHIROPRACTOR WHO PURCHASED A DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND UNIT WHICH WAS REPRESENTED AS BEING SUITABLE FOR USE IN DIAGNOSING SPINAL CONDITIONS. THE UNIT, ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, WAS NOT ONLY UNSUITABLE FOR THE TASK BUT ALSO UNAPPROVED FOR THAT USE.