Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de SILHOUETTE FC

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por GE Medical Systems, LLC.

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    52010
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0526-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-08-13
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-12-16
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-05-24
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=81886
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    System, x-ray, stationary - Product Code KPR
  • Causa
    Certain ge radiographic fixed x-ray tables (proteus xr/a, revolution xr/d, and definium 8000) were found to have tabletops that move unexpectedly in a bi-directional mode. in rare cases, a malfunction may occur, which could result in the tabletop brakes falling to engage when the control foot pedal is released to lock the floating tabletop in place.
  • Acción
    A GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated April 9, 2009 was issued to customers. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators/Managers of Radiology and Radiologists. The letter described the Product Issue, Affected Product, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information. Operators should verify that the tabletop is locked before the patient is loaded on or off the table. A Field Modification will be performed on the affected products. A GE Healthcare Field Engineer will schedule a field visit to make this modification. Direct questions or concerns regarding the recall to your local GE Healthcare service representative or by calling 1-262-853-7685.

Device

SILHOUETTE FC
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Clasificación del producto
    Radiology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- UNITED STATES (including Puerto Rico), VIETNAM, VENEZUELA, URUGUAY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UKRAINE, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, TURKEY, TUNISIA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, THAILAND, TAIWAN, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, SINGAPORE, SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIA, PORTUGAL POLAND, PANAMA, PAKISTAN, NORWAY NEW ZEALAND, NETHERLANDS , MEXICO MARTINIQUE, MALTA, MALAYSIA, LITHUANIA, LABA NON, LATVIA, KUWAIT, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KAZAKSTAN, JORDAN, JAPAN, JAMAICA, ITALY, ISRAEL, IRELAND, INDONESIA, INDIA, ICELAND, HUNGARY, HONG KONG, GUAM, GREECE, GERMANY, FRENCH POLYNESIA, FRANCE FINLAND , ECUADOR, DENMARK CZECH REPUBLIC, CROATIA, COLUMBIAN, CHINA, CHILE , CANDA, BULGARIA, BRAZIL, BOSNIA, BELGIUM AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, and ARGENTINA.
  • Descripción del producto
    GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a. Model # 2259988. || GE Healthcare, 3000 North Grandview, Waukesha, WI 53188. || The Silhouette FC is indicated for use in generating radiographic images of human anatomy in all general purpose diagnostic procedures. The device is not intended for mammographic applications.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Medical Systems, LLC

Manufacturer

GE Medical Systems, LLC
  • Dirección del fabricante
    GE Medical Systems, LLC, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA