Baxter Healthcare Corporation has issued an urgent correction for approximately 6,523 iLED 7 surgical light systems and related carrying arms. The recall was initiated following customer reports of thermal skin injuries—specifically burns—occurring during medical procedures. The affected equipment includes the iLED 7 surgical lights, as well as VidiaPort and Trulight systems that are equipped with iLED 7 light-heads.
The surgical lights can generate excessive heat that may result in thermal skin injuries or burns to patients during surgery. Reports of such injuries have been confirmed, posing a direct physical hazard to patients in clinical settings.
Urgent Medical Device Correction
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