Medical Device
Manufacturing
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Z-2221-2012Class II

GEHC OEC 8800 Mobile Fluoroscopic X-ray System, GE Healthcare, Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT. Mobile...

GE Healthcare / initiated 2007-10-19 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc began a recall of GEHC OEC 8800 Mobile Fluoroscopic X-ray System, GE Healthcare, Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT. Mobile fluoroscopic examination of human anatomy on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "X-ray units did not meet manufacturer's specification for linearity". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2221-2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare
Product
GEHC OEC 8800 Mobile Fluoroscopic X-ray System, GE Healthcare, Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT. Mobile fluoroscopic examination of human anatomy.
Product code
JAA System, X-Ray, Fluoroscopic, Image-Intensified
Reason for recall
X-ray units did not meet manufacturer's specification for linearity.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Action
GE updated their user manual and changed their internal specifications to match those of the CFR In addition, a software code correction was to be made to forward productions in order to correct the reported defect. *** This recall issued was previously classified under an incorrect recall number. It is being reclassified with a new number. ***
Quantity in commerce
175 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA - Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, UK, and Canada.
Product codes and lots
Serial numbers: 2791PU2, 2797PU9, 2817PU5, 2824PU1, 2827PU4, 2899PU3, 2900PU9, 2901PU7, 2918PU1, 2919PU9, 2922PU3, 2939PU7, 3095PU7, 3103PU9, 3107PU0, 3219PU3, 3223PU5, 3224PU3, 3230PU0, 3233PU4, 3236PU7, 3358PU9, 3368PU8, 3500PU6, 3513PU9, 3514PU6, 3516PU2, 3523PU8, 3562PU6, 3580PU8, 3957PU8, 3973PU5, 3978PU4, 3994PU1, 4012PU1, 4018PU8, 4025PU3, 4029PU5, 4041PU0, 4043PU6, 4378PU6, 4394PU3, 4397PU6, 4446PU1, 4458PU6, 4767PU0, 4777PU9, 4782PU9, 4787PU8, 4793PU6, 4795PU1, 4797PU7, 4799PU3, 4800PU9, 4803PU3, 4806PU6, 4812PU4, 4813PU2, 4815PU7, 4818PU1, 4822PU3, 4827PU2, 4829PU8, 4830PU6, 4831PU4, 4835PU5, 4839PU7, 4840PU5, 4843PU9, 4844PU7, 4846PU2, 4847PU0, 4852PU0, 4853PU8, 5167PU2, 5169PU8, 5177PU1, 5179PU7, 5182PU1, 5188PU8, 5205PU0, 5208PU4, 5209PU2, 5211PU8, 5213PU4, 5216PU7, 5217PU5, 5219PU1, 5222PU5, 5224PU1, 5225PU8, 5227PU4, 5231PU6, 5233PU2, 5235PU7, 5236PU5, 5237PU3, 5239PU9, 5242PU3, 5244PU9, 5245PU6, 5246PU4, 5247PU2, 5249PU8, 5251PU4, 5260PU5, 5600PU2, 5602PU8, 5608PU5, 5610PU1, 5613PU5, 5621PU8, 5628PU3, 5643PU2, 5648PU1, 5664PU8, 5682PU0, 5683PU8, 5684PU6, 5687PU9, 5691PU1, 6002PU0, 6034PU3, 6036PU8, 6042PU6, 6046PU7, 6051PU7, 6060PU8, 6063PU2, 6093PU9, 6094PU7, 6410PU5, 6424PU6, 6438PU6, 6456PU8, 6474PU1, 6484PU0, 6495PU6, 6498PU0, 6941PU9, 6955PU9, 6959PU1, 6964PU1, 6973PU2, 6986PU4, 6994PU8, 6999PU7, 7307PU2, 7308PU0, 7315PU5, 7317PU1, 7318PU9, 7329PU6, 7330PU4, 7332PU0, 7336PU1, 7338PU7, 7373PU4, 7378PU3, 7379PU1, 7381PU7, 7395PU7, 7396PU5, 7399PU9, 7700PU8, 7719PU8, 7730PU5, 7739PU6, 7754PU5, FIB0033, FIB0046, FIB0048, FIB0051, FIB0058, FIB0065.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2221-2012
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2221-2012Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated