Events

Recall of T2100 and T2000 Treadmill power cords

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by GE Healthcare 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-2015-RN-00128-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-02-18
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2015-RN-00128-1
  • 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
    A ge healthcare internal quality inspection has found that the power cord connecting directly to the t2100 and t2000 treadmills may not have been assembled according to specifications. if the power cord was improperly assembled and a separate secondary electrical fault condition exists (e.G., a frayed extension or power cord touching the treadmill chassis), this could possibly result in an electrical shock to the patient or operator. there have been no reported incidences of the treadmill power cord leading to an electrical shock of a patient or operator at this time.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare is instructing customers to continue to perform the routine maintenance specified in the T2100 T2000 Service Manuals. This includes the leakage tests performed after each monthly internal cleaning, as specified in the T2100 and T2000 Service Manuals. A GE Healthcare Service Representative will contact customers to arrange a correction. This action has been closed-out on 15/08/2016.

Device

T2100 and T2000 Treadmill power cords

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd