Date Initiated by Firm |
March 30, 2004 |
Date Posted |
July 20, 2004 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 24, 2006 |
Recall Number |
Z-0852-04 |
Recall Event ID |
28753 |
510(K)Number |
K760466 K801320
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Product Classification |
Screen, Intensifying, Radiographic - Product Code EAM
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Product |
GE Single 20 inch TV Monitor Suspension with Rail, Model 46-240485P5, Catalog Number B2056EC
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Code Information |
All serial numbers |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
General Electric Med Systems 3000 N Grandview Blvd Waukesha WI 53188-1615
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For Additional Information Contact |
Larry A. Kroger 262-544-3894
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
The ball joint that attaches the single monitor platform to the system boom could fail causing the monitor to fall.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
Field modification instructions were issued on 3/30/04 to GE field engineers who are to correct the devices at hospitals. No letter about the correction was sent to hospitals. |
Quantity in Commerce |
1236 devices |
Distribution |
The units were distributed nationwide in the United States and worldwide. |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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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.
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510(K) Database |
510(K)s with Product Code = EAM and Original Applicant = GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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