Events

Recall of Device Recall GE Healthcare Prestilix

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Healthcare, LLC.

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
    75851
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0914-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-11-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-09-26
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=151917
  • 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
    System, image processing, radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare is conducting a recall due to the potential fall of aged crt monitors - prestige 2, prestilix, prestige vh, prestige si, rfx/sfx, legacy, precision 500d, advantx and innova 2000 systems.
  • Action
    Consignees were sent on 11/21/2016 a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter GEHC Ref# FMI 10913 dated November 21, 2016. The letter was addressed to Director of Radiology, Risk Manager/Hospital Administrator, and Director of Biomedical Engineering. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.

Device

Device Recall GE Healthcare Prestilix
  • Model / Serial
    Mfg. Lot or Serial # System ID Not Available 1301 Not Available 318783ARF Not Available 412488F1 Not Available AP3001XR10 Not Available 902567GI Not Available C4211004 00000048037YY6 PC7281XR02 Not Available PC0731XR01 Not Available A5816801 00000022153YY1 C5304806 00000023739YY6 PL1020RX01 Not Available RU1146RX01
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT,NC, NE NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX,, VA, WA, WO, WY, WV. OUS: Algeria Armenia Australia Austria Brazil Canada Chile China Denmark Egypt France Germany Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Italy Japan Korea Libya Mexico Netherlands Netherlands Peru Poland Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Sierra Leone Slovakia Spain Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Venezuela Vietnam
  • Product Description
    Prestilix
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare, LLC

Manufacturer

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