Juno DRF, Model Number 709020 - Product Usage: General. multi-function x-ray systems capable of routine radiographs and general fluoroscopy procedures.
Hazard
An amendment to the IFU and Service Manual is being issued to prescribe the replacement of the angulation chain after 8 years of service of the of the unit. After testing, it was found that due to metal fatigue under sever workload conditions, the angulation chain might fail before the expected lifetime of 10 years.
What You Should Do
Urgent Field Safety Notice notification letters dated 10/23/19 were sent to customers. Action to be taken by the customer/user: The user shall take note of amendment/reinforcement of Instructions for Use (IFU) and Service Manual, attached to this FN and, if it is the case, request a service technician to do the periodic preventive maintenance the user shall replace the attached pages in the User Manual and in the Service Manual, prescribing the periodic replacement of the angulation chain. Fill the table present in the addendum; In the cell "Next replacement date" write the date adding 8 years to the replacement date. All the examinations performed on the device before the recall remain valid. The IFU and the Service Manual need to be amended to prescribe the replacement of the angulation chain after 8 years of service life of the unit. This notice needs to be passed to all users of Apollo, Apollo DRF, Apollo EZ and to all those who need to be aware within your organisation or to any organisation where the potentially affected devices have been transferred.
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