Date Initiated by Firm |
April 14, 2003 |
Date Posted |
April 25, 2003 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on June 24, 2004 |
Recall Number |
Z-0785-03 |
Recall Event ID |
25951 |
Product Classification |
Monitor, Bed Patient - Product Code KMI
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Product |
MAC-LAB 5000EX systems |
Code Information |
The affected systems have serial numbers with XC and 4A as 3rd and 4th characters in the serial number |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
General Electric Medical Systems Information Technology 8200 W. Tower Milwaukee WI 53223
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
There is an incorrect jumper set-up on a motherboard of the devices that could eventually cause a polyfuse to overheat resulting in smoke.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
A letter was sent to the consignees on April 14, 2003 and requested that the consignees correct the device or contact the firm to have them perform the correction. |
Distribution |
The recalled products were shipped to hospitals located nationwide in the United States and to other consignees located 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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