Events

Recall of HORIZON VISTA MOBILE X-RAY UNIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by HORIZON MEDICAL SERVICES 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
    117720
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-08-12
  • 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
    Unintended or erratic motion of the mobile x-ray system has the potential to cause an injury to the user or patient by bumping into or colliding him/her.

Device

HORIZON VISTA MOBILE X-RAY UNIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: SM-20HF-BATT (Lot serial: G32681); Model Catalog: SM-32HF-BATT (Lot serial: G32681); Model Catalog: SM-40HF-BATT (Lot serial: G32681); Model Catalog: SM-20HF-BATT (Lot serial: G35901); Model Catalog: SM-32HF-BATT (Lot serial: G35901); Model Catalog: SM-40HF-BATT (Lot serial: G35901); Model Catalog: SM-20HF-BATT (Lot serial: G40351); Model Catalog: SM-32HF-BATT (Lot serial: G40351); Model Catalog: SM-40HF-BATT (Lot serial: G40351)
  • Product Description
    HORIZON VISTA MOBILE X-RAY UNIT
  • Manufacturer
    HORIZON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD.

Manufacturer

HORIZON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD.