FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
GE Medical Systems, LLC: Discovery XR656HD. X-Ray imaging system.
- Recall number
- Z-1044-2025
- Recalling firm
- GE Medical Systems, LLC
- Product
- Discovery XR656HD. X-Ray imaging system.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2025-01-28
- Posted
- 2025-02-03
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- The user can continue to take the next exposure after reaching the Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) limit, without taking any further actions to acknowledge or adjust exposure techniques. In all cases, a message still appears on the screen when the AEC limit is reached.
- Root cause
- Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act
- Action
- Firm sent an "IMPORTANT ELECTRONIC PRODUCT RADIATION WARNING" email/letter to its consignees. The email/letter described the product, the problem and the actions to be taken. The consignees were instructed to do the following: You can continue to use the device as intended for clinical use, by following the instructions below: 1.If you perform an exposure and observe an on-screen message that the AEC termination limit has been reached, please acknowledge the message. 2.Take any relevant actions to adjust techniques or patient positioning for the next exposure to avoid reaching the termination limit for that exposure, if appropriate. Please ensure that all potential users in your facility are made aware of this notification and the recommended actions. Please retain this document for your records. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE HealthCare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.
- Quantity
- 3149 (1697 US; 1452 OUS)
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and OUS (foreign) countries to: Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Coast Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Czechia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of) Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- GTINs: 00840682142175, 00840682142168
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K191699"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KPR
- Firm FEI
- 2126677
- Firm city
- Waukesha
- Firm state
- WI
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28