FDA Recall
Terminated
GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a Eclipse Collimator model # 2379827.
Recall: Z-1713-2008
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Initiated March 29, 2007
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-1713-2008
- Event Number
- 49533
- Firm
- GE Healthcare
- FEI Number
- 2126677
- Product Code
- KPR
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act
- Initiated
- March 29, 2007
- Posted
- September 30, 2008
- Terminated
- February 4, 2012
- Address
- 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615
Description
GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a Eclipse Collimator model # 2379827.
Reason
The actual average illuminance for the collimators are approximately 140-lux. This does not meet the 160-lux requirement. GE will be correcting the units by replacing all collimators.
Action
GE will be correcting the units by replacing all collimators that don't meet the 160-lux requirement. The field correction will be initiated and is scheduled to be completed by October 2008.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of CA, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, and WV, and countries of Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Korea, Poland, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
Quantity
132