Events

Recall of COMPAX 40E TABLE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE).

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
    18767
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-07-02
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Table lock safety features are not always being utilized by the users and have resulted in unintended lateral movement that may impact patient safety.

Device

COMPAX 40E TABLE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 2225881 (Lot serial: 69850MA6 64076ES3); Model Catalog: 2225864 (Lot serial: 69850MA6 64076ES3); Model Catalog: 2208203 (Lot serial: S/N'S 59658ES5 63221ES6); Model Catalog: 2225881 (Lot serial: S/N'S 59658ES5 63221ES6); Model Catalog: 2225864 (Lot serial: S/N'S 59658ES5 63221ES6); Model Catalog: 2208203 (Lot serial: 69850MA6 64076ES3)
  • Product Description
    COMPAX 40E TABLE
  • Manufacturer
    GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)