Events

Recall of Device Recall GE Precision XR/a

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
    49533
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1713-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-03-29
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-09-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-02-04
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=73745
  • 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
    The actual average illuminance for the collimators are approximately 140-lux. this does not meet the 160-lux requirement. ge will be correcting the units by replacing all collimators.
  • Action
    GE will be correcting the units by replacing all collimators that don't meet the 160-lux requirement. The field correction will be initiated and is scheduled to be completed by October 2008.

Device

Device Recall GE Precision XR/a
  • Model / Serial
    42948HL0, 42949HL8, 43054HL6, 43055HL3, 43056HL1, 43057HL9, 43132HL0, 43133HL8, 43134HL6, 43135HL3, 43201HL3, 43202HL1, 43203HL9, 44605HL4, 44606HL2, 44607HL0, 44608HL8, 44609HL6, 44610HL4, 44681HL5, 45046HL0, 45047HL8, 45048HL6, 45128HL6, 45129HL4, 45130HL2, 45131HL0, 48119HL2, 48120HL0, 48121HL8, 48122HL6, 48123HL4, 48124HL2, 48125HL9, 48126HL7, 48127HL5, 48128HL3, 48164HL8, 48181HL2, 48274HL5, 48276HL0, 48277HL8, 48278HL6, 48680HL3, 48682HL9, 48683HL7, 48684HL5, 48685HL2, 48686HL0, 48687HL8, 48688HL6, 48689HL4, 48876HL7, 48877HL5, 48878HL3, 48995HL3, 48997HL1, 48998HL9, 49000HL3, 49208HL2, 49209HL0, 49210HL8, 49211HL6, 49391HL6, 49392HL4, 49393HL2, 49395HL7, 49494HL8, 49496HL3, 49497HL1, 49498HL9, 49499HL7, 49500HL2, 49501HL0, 49502HL8, 49503HL6, 49681HL0, 49682HL8, 49683HL6, 49684HL4, 49685HL1, 49686HL9, 49687HL7, 49688HL5, 49850HL1, 49851HL9, 49852HL7, 49853HL5, 49855HL0, 49856HL8, 49857HL6, 50027HL2, 50028HL0, 50029HL8, 50030HL6, 50031HL4, 50177HL5, 50178HL3, 50179HL1, 50180HL9, 50321HL9, 50322HL7, 50323HL5, 50324HL3, 50444HL9, 50445HL6, 50446HL4, 50447HL2, 50448HL0, 50449HL8, 50450HL6, 50451HL4, 50452HL2, 50453HL0, 50790HL5, 50791HL3, 50792HL1, 50793HL9, 50794HL9, 50795HL4, 50797HL0, 50798HL8, 50801HL0, 51143HL6, 51144HL4, 51145HL1, 51147HL7, 51486HL9, 51487HL7, 51488HL5, 52014HL8, and 70RD05001
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of CA, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, and WV, and countries of Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Korea, Poland, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a Eclipse Collimator model # 2379827.
  • 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