Recalling Firm / Manufacturer

GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc

Product

GEHC OEC 9800 ESP-15 C-Arm fluoroscopic X-ray system, GE Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT.

Code Information

Serial numbers: 8S-2329, 8S-3288-H, 8S-7232-MH, 89-3562

Reason of Recall

The Air Kerma Rate displayed value and cumulative air kerma displayed value could exceed the allowable error under certain imaging conditions

Date Recall Initiated

July 06, 2007

Action

Consignees were notified by certified letter on 07/06/2007. They were told that a service rep would contact them to provide a label and an addendum to their operator's manual. A permanent software solution is under development and will be provided when it becomes available. Firm Initiated recall is ongoing

Contact

GE Healthcare
01 / 4600530

Source of Information

U.S. FDA

SFDA Comments

SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.