Events

Recall of Device Recall OEC MiniView 6800 Mobile

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc.

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
    62449
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2126-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-03-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-08-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-08-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=110685
  • 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, x-ray, mobile - Product Code IZL
  • Reason
    Please be aware that this is not a new recall. the firm has taken action; but, due to administrative issues this recall is now being classified by the agency. ge oec had discovered an issue with the hard disk drives that were installed on oec device models: uroview 2800; 9800 plus digital; miniview 6800; and flexiview 8800 mobile c-arm. the devices were manufactured between october 15, 2004 and.
  • Action
    Please be aware that this is not a new recall. The firm has taken action; but, due to administrative issues this recall is now being classified by the Agency. GE OEC sent an Urgent Safety Advisory Notices dated October 11, 2006 and February 21, 2007 via certified mail delivery letter to affected customers. The notices identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were informed that a GEHC OEC field service engineer would be contacting their facility to arrange to have a replacement hard disk drive installed on the affected system(s). Customers were instructed to ensure that images on the hard disk drive were stored via an alternate permanent media as the hard disk drive approaches the 170 image capacity until a GEHC OEC field service engineer had replaced the drive. For questions regardiug this issues contact the service team at 800-874-7378.

Device

Device Recall OEC MiniView 6800 Mobile
  • Model / Serial
    62-0212 , 69-0054 , 82-0023-RC , 82-0034 , 82-0072 , 82-0274 , 82-0587, 8S-0668 , 82-1710 , 82-1803 , 82-2147 , 82-2620 , 82-2754 , 82-2815 , 82-3014 , 82-3234 , 82-7010-MH , 86-0254 , 86-0354 , 86-1078 , 89-0505 , 89-0509 , 89-0595 , 89-0605 , 89-0987 , 89-1048 , 89-1776 , 89-1837 , 89-2132 , 89-2303 , 89-2335 , 89-2348 , 89-2350 , 89-2610 , 89-2645 , 8S-0066 , 8S-0079 , 8S-0341 , 8S-0562 , 8S-0615-C , 8S-0847 , 8S-0849-C , 8S-1312 , 8S-1971 , 8S-2015-N , 8S-2116 , 8S-2117 , 8S-2199 , 8S-2204 , 8S-2320 , 8S-2411 , P4-0097-R , P4-0101-R , P4-0325-R , P4-0346-L , P4-0477-L , P6-0432-R , W2-0012 , W2-0580-R , W2-0591-R , 82-0030
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and the countries of: Canada, France, Japan, and China.
  • Product Description
    OEC MiniView 6800 Mobile; MDL number A349855. || Product Usage: The mini 6800 digital mobile c arm is designed to provide the physician with general fluoroscopic visualization of the patient including but not limited to surgical, orthopedic, and extremity imaging. The device is not intended for whole body pediatric imaging.
  • Manufacturer
    GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc

Manufacturer

GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc, 384 Wright Brothers Dr, Salt Lake City UT 84116-2862
  • Source
    USFDA