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Z-1522-2008

GE Healthcare Innova 4100 Digital Fluoroscopic Imaging (Cardiovascular Imaging System

GE Healthcare / initiated 2008-05-19 / Terminated / root cause: software

Datex - Ohmeda, Inc began a recall of GE Healthcare Innova 4100 Digital Fluoroscopic Imaging (Cardiovascular Imaging System on . The reason FDA records is "GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential condition that may impact operator or patient safety. One customer has reported that inability to terminate X-ray exposure after releasing the hand switch control (located...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1522-2008
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare
Product
GE Healthcare Innova 4100 Digital Fluoroscopic Imaging (Cardiovascular Imaging System
Product code
MQB Solid State X-Ray Imager (Flat Panel/Digital Imager)
Reason for recall
GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential condition that may impact operator or patient safety. One customer has reported that inability to terminate X-ray exposure after releasing the hand switch control (located in the control room).
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
An Urgent Medical Device Correction letter, dated June 2008 was sent to customers The letter described the issue, affected products and provided short term user recommendations. GE developed a new software release that corrects this condition and will launch the corrective action to upgrade all affected systems.
Quantity in commerce
87
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - AL, AZ, CA, FL,, GA, HI, IA,IL, IN, KY, LA,MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, and WV, Puerto Rico. OUS to include: Australia, Byelarus, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
Product codes and lots
Systems id: 77573841, 80158241, 910063039, 3018774100, 4103374100, 4438494100, 5134754100, 5138534100, 6029234100, 8159374100, 8595724100, 9408984100, 82406010011, 082416130011, 82416130012, 00095VAS07, 205759CL2, 216844INNOVA, 229228INNOV41V, 229434INNOV, 239436CATH1, 251435ICV5, 304255INNOVA, 304347INNOVA, 315448RM4, 315448RM5, 319338VA4100, 325670CATH, 337981INNOVA, 352333VASC, 352376SP, 352401CATH, 352401VASC, 407518SP2, 407518SP3, 407SPECIALS, 414961INN4100, 478633INOV, 508856OR41, 515263IL4100, 516562INNOVA4, 573632CRA, 573761SMA, 574535IN41, 600050VA01, 6012884100SP1, 606833INNOVA, 609652CATH3, 614293LIBERTY1, 614293LIBERTY2, 704487CR41, 706802FINN, 715369INN4100, 717763INNOVA41, 717763OR4100, 718518CVL1, 724656ANG, 727725SPEC1, 727819SPSC, 740592INNOVA, 757398INNOVA, 757736INNOVA, 803329CL41, 804320CATH2B, 804594CATH, 812279INNOVA1, 813972INTV, 816276SP1, 817255NH4100, 828696IN41, 865541CCL5, 865693CCL3, 901726SP2, 903CSM4100, 904276SP, 906485ANGIO, 918307SHIN4, 941483INNOVA41, 956632INN4100, A5630803, B5801711, BE5005VA01, BY4020VA01, RU1018VA03, SA1188VA03, SLIN4100, YV0003.