Class 2 Device Recall Proteus

• Date Initiated by Firm: November 01, 2007
• Date Posted: June 10, 2008
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 18, 2011
• Recall Number: Z-0842-2008
• Recall Event ID: 46859
• 510(K)Number: K993090
• Product Classification: x-ray system - Product Code KPR
• Product: GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a Radiographic X-ray System, Model Number 2259976; previously marketed as the Silhouette FC, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI 53188.
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• FEI Number: 2126677
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: GE Healthcare; 3000 N Grandview Blvd; Waukesha WI 53188-1615
• For Additional Information Contact: 262-544-3894
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The warning label that is required by 21 CFR 1020.30(j) was not on the control console of the Proteus XR/a Radiographic X-ray System, Model 2259976.
• FDA Determined Cause: Process control
• Action: GE issued a Field Modification Instruction to their field service representatives, released in December 2007, with instructions to replace the labels on the console with the appropriate labeling. Consignees will be visited by GE field service representatives beginning December 2007. All consignees will have the required labels affixed to their units by July 31, 2008.
• Quantity in Commerce: 400 Units
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution, including USA, Canada, Mexico, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, China, Poland, UK, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and Australia.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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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 = KPR