Z-0704-2013Class II

GE Healthcare Definium 5000/5220493-2 X-Ray System

Name: Z-0704-2013 GE Healthcare Definium 5000/5220493-2 X-Ray System
Creator: GE Healthcare, LLC
Published: 2012-09-26
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

GE Healthcare / initiated 2012-09-26 / Terminated / root cause: software

FDA source

GE Healthcare, LLC began a recall of GE Healthcare Definium 5000/5220493-2 X-Ray System on 2012-09-26. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "When quickly switching the protocols from AEC to Fixed under the same view, if the user selection process time is less than 0.5 seconds, the User Interface (UI) may display different exposure techniques than selected...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0704-2013
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2012-09-26
Posted: 2013-02-27
Terminated: 2013-12-05
Recalling firm: GE Healthcare
Product: GE Healthcare Definium 5000/5220493-2 X-Ray System
Product code: JAC System, X-Ray, Film Marking, Radiographic
Reason for recall: When quickly switching the protocols from AEC to Fixed under the same view, if the user selection process time is less than 0.5 seconds, the User Interface (UI) may display different exposure techniques than selected, and may not display AEC setting. The exposure can still be made as commanded, however it may not be properly indicated.
Root cause tag: software
FDA root cause: Software design
Action: GE Healthcare will remedy the issue or bring the product into compliance with each applicable Federal standard. A GE Healthcare Service Representative will update the software on the system to address the issue. Call Center phone number: 800-437-1171 (United States). For other countries, please contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative if you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification. Please be assured that maintaining a high level of safety and quality is our highest priority. If you have any questions, please contact us immediately per the contact information above.
Quantity in commerce: 312 installed in US
Distribution: Nationwide Distribution
Product codes and lots: Definium Model 5000/5220493-2

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0704-2013
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-0703-2013	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2013-03-06	2013-02-27
Z-0704-2013	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2013-03-06	2013-02-27

Product code JAC

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)