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Class 2 Device Recall Ziehm Imaging GmbH

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  Class 2 Device Recall Ziehm Imaging GmbH see related information
Date Initiated by Firm November 21, 2013
Date Posted December 24, 2013
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on June 23, 2014
Recall Number Z-0564-2014
Recall Event ID 66976
510(K)Number K073346  
Product Classification Interventional fluoroscopic x-ray system - Product Code OWB
Product Ziehm Vision C-Arm Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System.

Mobile Fluoroscopic Imaging
Code Information 9209 9277 9448 9584 9655 9211 9278 9459 9585 9656 9212 9279 9475 9586 9657 9214 9315 9478 9587 9658 9216 9316 9506 9588 9659 9217 9343 9514 9633 9660 9245 9352 9530 9634 9664 9246 9358 9531 9645 9665 9255 9376 9551 9646 9666 9256 9377 9562 9647 9672 9272 9404 9571 9653 97119273 9427 9582 9654 9728
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Ziehm Imaging Inc
6280 Hazeltine National Dr
Suite 100
Orlando FL 32822-5114
For Additional Information Contact
47-615-8560 Ext. 140
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Engineering change in 2006 resulted in a minor non-conformity of their devices. Specifically the emergency switch was changed from a standard component to just an option on the devices.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Device Design
Action Ziehm Imaging sent an "URGENT RECALL NOTICE" letter dated November 22, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the products the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers. Customers were advised and instructed to: Your Model and Serial number can be found on the product label attached to the side of the mobile C-arm Stand. Our records indicate that your facility has one or more of the products listed above that are being used in your facility. Recall of the product was initiated because according to our manufacturing documentation, the referenced device installed at your facility was not equipped with an emergency stopping device for vertical travel of the c-arm imaging assembly. To fully comply with applicable standards the referenced device must be retrofitted with an emergency stopping device identification and label. The issue: According to our manufacturing documentation, the referenced device installed at your facility was not equipped with an emergency stopping device. To fully comply with applicable standards the referenced device must be retrofitted with an emergency stopping device. The manufacturer Ziehm Imaging GmbH advised customers they may continue to operate the affected device with caution until the correction has been carried out on-site. During this time Ziehm Imaging GmbH advises the operator to be aware of the following safety measures which may resolve the possibility of potentially hazardous situations by: " Operating the power-off switch located either on the C-arm Stand top panel or on the monitor cart " Removing the power cable from the wall outlet or, " Activate the push-buttons for reverse vertical movement and keeping the pushbutton pressed until patient /operator is no longer in the risk zone or the device stops Please alert all staff members working with the device to these potential hazardous situations, and familiarize them with all possibilities to resolve the hazardous situation
Quantity in Commerce 60 devices
Distribution USA (Nationwide) Distribution including the states of AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MT, MA, MD, MI, MN, MN, MO,MS, NC ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and Hawaii.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = OWB and Original Applicant = ZIEHM IMAGING, INC.
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