Class 2 Device Recall Digital Fluoroscopic Imaging System

• Date Initiated by Firm: June 24, 2008
• Date Posted: September 21, 2008
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 17, 2011
• Recall Number: Z-2359-2008
• Recall Event ID: 48961
• 510(K)Number: K945375 K960575 K974367
• Product Classification: Fluoroscopic X-ray system - Product Code MQB
• Product: Advantx-E The Advantx imaging system is intended to be used for general purpose diagnostic angiographic fluoroscopy and radiographic studies.
• Code Information: 00001104/20163 00000453208BU1 00000604/20009 00000452923BU6 00001104/20026 1003000011 106100046 304110016 00000483694BU6 1103100017 00000483695BU3 00001004/20125 00000452904BU6 00000905/40049 50410007 00000904/20132 00000904/20010 00001103/20127 00000404/10003 00000466738BU2 1203100011 00000453217BU2 00001103/00006 00000045295BU1 1203100009 120340010 00000461244BU6 00000499182BU4 00000453148BU9 00000460515BU0 00000461241BU2 00001204/30194 00000453153BU9 00000705/40244 00000452906B01 00000452906BU1 00000453194BU3 00000453146BU3 00000604/20019 00000466737BU4 00001107/61054 00000453132BU3 00000453154BU7 00000453156BU2 00000453161BU2 00000469231BU5 00000452821BU2 00000461245BU3 00000112406VE4 00000461242BU0 00000453152BU1 00000461246BU1 00000461247BU9 00000461243BU8 00001107/00019 00000469389BU1 00000452835BU2 00000466670BU7 00000469265BU3 00000466721BU8 00000453149BU7 and 00000453216BU4
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: GE Healthcare; 3000 N Grandview Blvd; Waukesha WI 53188-1615
• For Additional Information Contact: 262-544-3894
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: GE Healthcare has become aware of 2 potential conditions that could occur with the MAVIG GD Monitor Suspension that is used with Advantx-E, Innova 2000, 21000IQ, 3100/3100IQ, 4100/4100IQ and 2121 IQ/3131IQ cardiovascular systems. The two conditions include 1). Due to insufficient securing of the connecting elements, the LCD vertical monitor support may disengage from its arm and fall on the tab
• FDA Determined Cause: Employee error
• Action: The consignees were sent a "GE Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated May 2008. The letter was addressed to Manager of Radiology/Cardiology; Radiologists/Cardiologists and; Biomedical/Clinical Engineering. The letter described the problem, affected products, short term user recommendations, GE Healthcare resolution plan and contact information. Contact GE Healthcare at 1-262-544-3894 for assistance.
• Quantity in Commerce: 62
• Distribution: USA: AR, CA, GA, IN, LA, MA, MD, MO, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN TX, WI, AL, AZ, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, OK, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA,WV, KY, and WI OUS: ALGERIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELARUS BELGIUM BRASIL CANADA CHILE CHINA CHINA COLUMBIA CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DV EGYPT FINLAND FRANCE GEORGIA GERMANY GREECE GUATAMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN KOREA KUWAIT LATVIA LEBANON MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MEXICO MOROCCO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PAKISTAN PANAMA POLAND PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SPAIN SUDAN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIA TAIWAN TUNISIA TURKEY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM and VENEZUELA
• 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 = MQB and Original Applicant = GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS