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GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc: Cleaning probe included as an accessory to aspirators that are sterile packed single use disposable accessories to the GE InstaTrak 3500 Plus x-ray system. Probes are packaged and shipped together with the following aspirators: Straight Aspirator - 1000370-NAV, 7 French Aspirator - 100936, Keane - Moses Extended Straight Aspirator - 1000748, 15 degree aspirator - 1003895, Fried 45 Degree Aspirator - 1000541, Kuhn 90 degree Aspirator - 1000543-NAV.

Recall number
Z-1130-2007
Recalling firm
GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc
Product
Cleaning probe included as an accessory to aspirators that are sterile packed single use disposable accessories to the GE InstaTrak 3500 Plus x-ray system. Probes are packaged and shipped together with the following aspirators: Straight Aspirator - 1000370-NAV, 7 French Aspirator - 100936, Keane - Moses Extended Straight Aspirator - 1000748, 15 degree aspirator - 1003895, Fried 45 Degree Aspirator - 1000541, Kuhn 90 degree Aspirator - 1000543-NAV.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2007-05-18
Posted
2007-08-07
Terminated
2011-08-22
Reason
Cleaning probes used to unclog disposable aspirators may shed small particles of nylon material which may be transferred into the nasal cavity.
Root cause
Other
Action
Consignees were notified by certified mail on 05/18/2007 and were told to stop using and to dispose of the affected probes.
Quantity
67,625 units
Distribution
Worldwide, including USA, Canada and France.
Lot, serial or model codes
No manufacturing or serial numbers.
510(k) numbers
K960330
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
LLZ
Firm FEI
1720753
Firm city
Salt Lake City
Firm state
UT
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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