Events

Recall of IVIEW GT - ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ELEKTA LIMITED.

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
    44731
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-09-18
  • 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
    Dust/locking cap has been omitted from certain ranges.

Device

IVIEW GT - ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: S/N # 131040 TO 131105)
  • Product Description
    IVIEW GT ELECTRON. PORTAL IMAGING DEV.
  • Manufacturer
    ELEKTA LIMITED

Manufacturer

ELEKTA LIMITED
  • Manufacturer Address
    CRAWLEY
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Elekta AB
  • Source
    HC