Class 2 Device Recall Fluoroscopic XRay System

• Date Initiated by Firm: October 19, 2007
• Date Posted: August 17, 2012
• Recall Status: Terminated on August 17, 2012
• Recall Number: Z-2221-2012
• Recall Event ID: 62798
• 510(K)Number: K003837
• Product Classification: System, x-ray, fluoroscopic, image-intensified - Product Code JAA
• Product: GEHC OEC 8800 Mobile Fluoroscopic X-ray System, GE Healthcare, Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT. Mobile fluoroscopic examination of human anatomy.
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• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc; 384 Wright Brothers Dr; Salt Lake City UT 84116-2862
• For Additional Information Contact: Ms. Deena Pease; 801-536-4516
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: X-ray units did not meet manufacturer's specification for linearity.
• FDA Determined Cause: Nonconforming Material/Component
• Action: GE updated their user manual and changed their internal specifications to match those of the CFR In addition, a software code correction was to be made to forward productions in order to correct the reported defect. *** This recall issued was previously classified under an incorrect recall number. It is being reclassified with a new number. ***
• Quantity in Commerce: 175 units
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA - Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, UK, and Canada.
• 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 = JAA