Events

Recall of Device Recall Proteus XR/a

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
    70063
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0954-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-12-08
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-01-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-02-03
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=132198
  • 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, stationary - Product Code KPR
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the breakage of the two steel cables which support the bucky device in the wall stand of proteus xr/a x-ray imaging systems. no injuries reported.
  • Action
    Consignees were sent on 12/8/2014 a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter GEHC Ref# 17107, dated December 8, 2014. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators /Risk Managers, Managers of Radiology / Cardiology and Radiologists / Cardiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product correction and Contact information (For questions in USA call 800-437-1171, For other countries contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative.

Device

Device Recall Proteus XR/a
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including PR. DC, GUAM, all states except VT. Internationally to the following countries: ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BENIN, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGRY, ICELAND, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM YEMEN.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare, Proteus XR/a. || Proteus XR/a Intended Use: Is intended for use in generating radiographic images of human anatomy in all general purpose diagnostic procedures. This device is not intended for mammographic applications.
  • 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