Events

Recall of PRESTIGE VH R/F REMOTE CONTROLLED 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
    26857
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-04
  • 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 has become aware of a defective power supply that may cause the exam room circuit breaker to trip and disconnect power to the system. this is due to a leakage current which could create a situation that would be non-compliant to an iec 60601-1 regulation.

Device

PRESTIGE VH R/F REMOTE CONTROLLED TABLE

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)