Events

Recall of OEC MOBILE ELITE C-ARMS GENERAL SURGICAL PLATFORM NON-MOTORIZED COOLING

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
    77419
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-04-01
  • 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
    Ge healthcare has identified a potential safety issue related to the screws that attach the workstation monitor spring arm to the extension arm on certain oec 9900 systems. the screws that attach the workstation monitor spring arm to the extension arm may fail causing the spring arm and monitor to fall forward.

Device

OEC MOBILE ELITE C-ARMS GENERAL SURGICAL PLATFORM NON-MOTORIZED COOLING
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: ES-3037); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: E2-3876); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: ES-3037); Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: ES-3036); Model Catalog: S2024DW (Lot serial: ES-3036); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: ES-3036); Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: E9-2514); Model Catalog: S2024DW (Lot serial: E9-2514); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: E9-2514); Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: E9-2487); Model Catalog: S2024DW (Lot serial: E9-2487); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: E9-2487); Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: E9-2446); Model Catalog: S2024DW (Lot serial: E9-2446); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: E9-2446); Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: E9-2413); Model Catalog: S2024DW (Lot serial: E9-2413); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: E9-2413); Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: E2-3904); Model Catalog: S2024DW (Lot serial: E2-3904); Model Catalog: S2024DT (Lot serial: E2-3904); Model Catalog: S2024DY (Lot serial: E2-3876); Model Catal
  • Product Description
    OEC 9900 WORKSTATION MONITOR SPRING ARM SCREWS
  • Manufacturer
    GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)