Events

Recall of DRX-1 System Console (radiation therapy digital imager)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Carestream Health Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2012-RN-01144-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-13
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2012-RN-01144-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Carestream health australia has received advice that there is a remote possibility that the drx-1 system console has reversed cable neutral and ground wires on the interface box appliance connector.
  • Action
    Carestream is advising end users not to use potentially affected devices until they have been inspected by their technicians and undergone corrections, if necessary.

Device

DRX-1 System Console (radiation therapy digital imager)

Manufacturer

Carestream Health Australia Pty Ltd