Events

Recall of Device Recall Precision Rxi

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
    46807
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1563-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-12-18
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-08-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-08-09
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=68299
  • 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
    Image-intensified x-ray, fluoroscopic system - Product Code JAA
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare precision rxi tilt joystick became stuck in the trendelenburg direction causing the patient to slide off the table. also recall conducted to investigate the possibility of accidentally activation of the remote console joystick where a fatal accident occurred on a non-ge remote r&f; system. .
  • Action
    Two letters "GE Product Safety Notification" dated 12/18/07 and 3/7/08, addressed to Hospital Administrators, Manager of Radiology and Radiologists, were sent to each consignee. Each letter addressed a separate safety issue. Letters described the affected product, safety instructions, corrective action and contact information. The joystick can become stuck causing unintentional motion of the tube. Field Modification Instructions (FMI 10802/10803) have been issued to the field to install additional warning labels on the patient table, install a protector for the console joystick and inspect and correct the clearance between the console joystick and its mounting location. If your facility has a Precision RXi or Precision e system manufactured before March 2007, a GE Healthcare Field Engineer will schedule a field visit to install the added joystick protection. This upgrade will be performed at no charge. If you have any questions/concerns regarding this issue, please contact your local GE Healthcare sales or service representative.

Device

Device Recall Precision Rxi
  • Model / Serial
    101 103 117 121 128 132 133 135 136 152 156 160 162 164 173 178 182 184 190 194 196 201 202 209 221 228 232 235 238 240 246 250 251 252 254 259 260 261 263 264 267 268 273 275 276 281 283 289 295 297 300 302 310 322 330 331 333 342 343 347 348 351 353 354 365 367
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    (USA) AK CO IL LA MA MI MS NC NJ NY PA SC TN UT VA WA WI (OUSA) BR CA MX AU C3 KR PH TW AE AT BE BF BG CM CY CZ DE ES FI FR GB GE GR GY HR HU IT LB LV MT NA NG PL PT RO RU SA SD SE SI SK SY TN TR UA YU ZA
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare Precision RXi 23A/ 32A Remote X-Ray Imaging R&F; System. It is a remote analog R&F; system consisting of a tilting table with integrated spot film device, 65 kW pulsing generator and high heat capacity X-Ray tube. The system can be configured to meet a wide variety of exams for various clinical applications with ether 23 cm image intensifier with 512x512 Image Chain or 32 cm Image intensifier with either 512x512 Image Chain or 1Kx 1K Image Chain.
  • 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