GE Healthcare…

Date

March 20, 2013

Risk class

Class II (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote)

Status

Terminated

Filed by

GE Healthcare, LLC

Product

GE Healthcare, Innova 2100 IQ, Innova 3100 IQ, Innova 4100 IQ. Cardiovascular X-ray imaging systems. For use in generating fluoroscopic images of human anatomy.

Reason

Exposed high voltage wires inside the cabinet . On a cable located in the system cabinet, two of the shrink tubings covering the 400V live cable leave an area potentially unprotected.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA including the states of FL, IL, IN, NJ, NC, OK, TX, and WI, and the countries of UNITED KINGDOM, TUNISIA, SERBIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, NORWAY, NIGERIA, LITHUANIA, LEBANON, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, ITALY, INDONESIA, INDIA, FRANCE, FINLAND, COLOMBIA, CHINA, and BRAZIL.

Quantity

48

Codes and lots

SERIAL NUMBER 592043BU4 592676BU1 593459BU1 593465BU8 592458BU4 592673BU8 592682BU9 593059BU9 593051BU6 593475BU7 593476BU5 592049BU1 593468BU2 593054BU0 592047BU5 592042BU6 592046BU7 592459BU2 593048BU2 593056BU5 593049BU0 593063BU1 593062BU3 593464BU1 594762BU7 593473BU2 592451BU9 593460BU9 597954BU7 592456BU8 592674BU6 593052BU4 593058BU1 590867BU8 592050BU9 593064BU9 592460BU0 592457BU6 592680BU3 592455BU0 593462BU5 592678BU7 594763BU5 593055BU7 592675BU3 592452BU7 593463BU3 594385BU7

Recall started

Feb. 4, 2011

Device type

Solid State X-Ray Imager (Flat Panel/Digital Imager)

Root cause (FDA)

Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company told customers

No consignee letter sent out. GE Healthcare's recall strategy was to replace the impacted cable on all affected Innova 2100 IQ, Innova 3100 IQ, Innova 4100 IQ systems that were distributed. At this time, deployment of this recall is considered complete as of 9/6/2011.

Recall number

Z-0934-2013

What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-0934-2013. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.