Device product
The product is a handheld ultraviolet-C germicidal wand and contains a narrow-diameter, tubular lamps with a peak emission wavelength in the 254 nm range.
Z-2571-2025
Product summary
- Event
- Event 97621
- Status
- Ongoing
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- N/A
- Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2571-2025
Official wording
Reason: The subject product emits unsafe level of UVC radiation (i.e., the product reaches the exposure limit for Risk Group 3 (high risk) in about 2.2 minutes). The product has a radiation safety defect, in that these radiation emissions are unnecessary to the accomplishment of the product s primary purpose of disinfecting objects and surfaces, and create a risk of skin and/or eye injuries to user and nearby persons.
Code information: SKU BT-GERMWAND-LRG-WHT and Testing: September 8-10, 2020
Distribution pattern: U.S.A
Derived failure modes
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Unknown
The subject product emits unsafe level of UVC radiation (i.e., the product reaches the exposure limit for Risk Group 3 (high risk) in about 2.2 minutes). The product has a radiation safety defect, in that these radiation emissions are unnecessary to the accomplishment of the product s primary purpose of disinfecting objects and surfaces, and create a risk of skin and/or eye injuries to user and nearby persons.