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MalfunctionIZO

KONICA MINOLTA

Received Mar 27, 2023

Report 9617251-2023-00002 · MDR key 16618332

Device

Generic name

Generator, High-voltage, X-ray, Diagnostic

Manufacturer

Sedecal Sa

Model number

SHFR-500

Product problems

  • Fire
  • Fire

Patient

Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

TECHNOLOGIST STATED THEY WERE IMAGING A PATIENT THOUGHT THEY HEARD A POP AFTER THE LAST IMAGE. THEY LET THE PATIENT GO AND LEFT THE ROOM THEY CAME BACK IN AND SMELLED SMOKE THAN THEY SAW A FLAME COME OUT OF THE GENERATOR THEY KILLED THE POWER AND EVACUATED THE BUILDING AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT ALL THE CABLES TO THE GENERATOR AND MOVED THE GENERATOR OUT OF THE BUILDING. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE GENERATOR CAUGHT FIRE.