Recall of Device Recall GE Definium 8000

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by 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
    49487
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1883-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-01-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-09-25
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-12-10
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    X-Ray System - Product Code KPR
  • Reason
    Not properly labeling the manual switch for disabling positive beam limitation (pbl) located on the overhead tube support user interface as required.
  • Action
    GE Field Engineer will visit each site to implement the correct label. Contact GE Healthcare at 1-262-544-3894 for assistance.

Device

  • Model / Serial
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  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA,, IL,, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI,WV and Washington D.C. OUS to include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malta, Martinique (French), Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, and Yugoslavia,
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare Definium 8000 Digital Radiographic System, model number 5135678. GE Healthcare, 3000 North Grandview, Waukesha, WI 53188 U.S.A. || The intended use of this product is to generate tomographic images of human anatomy.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    GE Healthcare, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA