Events

Recall of Device Recall GE Precision RX/i

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
    36409
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1485-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-11-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-09-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-02-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=48607
  • 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 JAA
  • Reason
    Automatic exposure control (aec) automatically resets allowing another exposure without requiring manual reset as specified in 21 cfr 1020.31 (a)(3)(iv).
  • Action
    Correction to devices is being implemented through GEHC Field Modification Instructions.

Device

Device Recall GE Precision RX/i
  • Model / Serial
    198109, 229088, 241096, 117130, 156120, 116119, 127130, 174114, 193102, 183100, 252092, 261088, 148113, 149126, 184116, 165110, 188101, 164106, 157123, 23775004, 244092, 113127, 127114, 185099, 170109, 179118, 257083, 224091, 162108, 108130, 199100, 202104, 204100, 186106, 237092, 262080, 166119, 120116, 245094, 260086, 231092, 109129, 114127, 135125, 104125, 105126, 124130, 001000, 133131, 118128, 121135, 205104, 243091, 115126, 217100, 134128, 219096, 218096, 2338037, 122130, 110129, 140132, 23949001, 172112, 130130, 112131, 145124, 146119, 292081, 233089, 23778003, 211100, 173106, 283093, 213098, 230093, 107127, 225100, 291074, 176119, 264095, 144117, 255085
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    within US: CO, IL, LA, MA, MI, NC, PA, SC,TN, VA. OUS to include: Austrailia, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Republic of China, United Kingdom
  • Product Description
    GE Precision RXi Digital Remote X-Ray Imaging R&F; System. The Precision RXi digital is a remote R&F; system consisting of a tilting table with integrated spot film device, 65 or 80 kW pulsing generator and high heat capacity X-Ray tube. The system can be configured to meet a wide variety of digital record and fluoroscopy exams for various clinical applications with either 32cm or 40cm image intensifier. GE Healthcare
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare

Manufacturer

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