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General Electric Med Systems: SMV FX-80 Nuclear Camera

Recall number
Z-1394-04
Recalling firm
General Electric Med Systems
Product
SMV FX-80 Nuclear Camera
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2004-07-30
Posted
2004-08-24
Terminated
2006-07-24
Reason
The detector head of a FX-80 Nuclear camera may fall from the gantry. Three potential causes have been determined. (1) A ball nut in the detector's radial drive assembly can back out of the bearing block that contains it. (2) Misalignment of the radial drive assembly. (3) Mounting bolts on the radial drive assembly may become loose, fail, or back out.
Root cause
Other
Action
The detector head of a FX-80 Nuclear camera may fall from the gantry. Three potential causes have been determined. (1) A ball nut in the detector''s radial drive assembly can back out of the bearing block that contains it. (2) Misalignment of the radial drive assembly. (3) Mounting bolts on the radial drive assembly may become lose, fail, or back out.
Quantity
41
Distribution
Inside the US. Manufactured and distributed from 1993 - 2000.
Lot, serial or model codes
00000000000172, 00000000000173, 00000000000188, 00000000000203, 00000000000209, 00000000000214, 00000000000223, 0070090080-103, 0070090080-106, 0070090080-107, 0070090080-112, 0070090080-115, 0070090080-116, 0070090080-123, 0070090080-124, 0070090080-125, 0070090080-126, 0070090080-127, 0070090080-138, 0070090080-141, 0070090080-146, 0070090080-150, 0070090080-152, 0070090080-158, 0070090080-161, 0070090080-162, 0070090080-163, 0070090080-164, 0070090080-165, 0070090080-167, 0070090080-168, 0070090080-170, 0070090080-172, 0070090080-173, 0070090080-179, 0070090080-180, 0070090080-188, 0070090080-203, 0070090080-209, 0070090080-96, 0070090080-P298
510(k) numbers
["K935273"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
IYX
Firm FEI
2126677
Firm city
Waukesha
Firm state
WI
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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