Events

Recall of GE Treadmill

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
    18258
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-03-19
  • 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 performance issue with the t2100 treadmills can cause uncontrolled walking belt motion during a stress exercise test. this motion can be seen as an unexpected slowing, followed by sudden belt acceleration in either the forward or backward direction. when this occurs, engaging the emergency stop button (estop) will not immediately stop the belt. rather, it will coast to a stop within 35 seconds when slowing from maximum speed. the sudden change in belt speed and/or direction can result in a fall and injury to the patient.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

GE Treadmill

Manufacturer

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies