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Recall of GE T2100 and T2000 Treadmills, power cord

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by GE Medical Systems Information Technologies.

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
    18116
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-02-20
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: GE Healthcare Limited, 8 Tangihua Street, Auckland 1010
  • Reason
    A ge healthcare internal quality inspection has found that the power cord connecting directly to the t2100 and t2000 treadmills may not have been assembled according to specifications. if the power cord was improperly assembled and a separate secondary electrical fault condition exists (e.G., a frayed extension or power cord touching the treadmill chassis), this could possibly result in an electrical shock to the patient or operator. there have been no reported incidences of the treadmill power cord leading to an electrical shock of a patient or operator at this time.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

GE T2100 and T2000 Treadmills, power cord
  • Model / Serial
    Model: T2100 & T2000, Affected: 408930-001 Manf between 1-Jun-2006 and 10-Dec-2014: 408930-002 Manf between 1-Jun-2006 and 19-Jan-2015: 2028038-008 Manf between 1-Dec-2006 and 28-Jan-2015
  • Manufacturer
    GE Medical Systems Information Technologies

Manufacturer

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies