Noah Medical is recalling 18 units of its Galaxy System (GAL-001), which is used by doctors to view and access a patient's airways during medical procedures. The power supplies in these systems contain defective components that can fail without warning. If the system fails while in use, the procedure must be stopped, and the medical team may have to manually remove the bronchoscope from the patient. While no injuries have been reported to date, this failure requires the manufacturer to correct or replace the affected equipment.
If the power supply fails during a procedure, the system will stop functioning. Manually removing the bronchoscope when the system is off increases the risk of damaging lung tissue and could lead to a collapsed lung (pneumothorax).
Intended to provide bronchoscopic visualization of and access to patient airways for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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