GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a Eclipse Collimator model # 2379827

Date posted by the FDA

Sept. 30, 2008

Status

Terminated

Filed by

GE Healthcare

Product

GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a Eclipse Collimator model # 2379827.

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.

Distribution pattern

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.

Quantity

132

Codes and lots

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

Recall started

March 29, 2007

Device type

System, X-Ray, Stationary

Root cause (FDA)

Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act

What the company told customers

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.

Recall number

Z-1713-2008

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

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-1713-2008. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.