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GE Healthcare, LLC: GE Healthcare Automatic Mobile X- Ray (AMX) series: Brivo XR285 15KW, Brivo XR285 30KW, Optima XR200 15KW, Optima XR200 30KW, Optima XR220 15KW, and Optima XR220 30KW. General Electric, Waukesha, WI Indicated for taking radiographic exposures of the skull, spinal column, chest, abdomen, extremities, and other body parts with the patient sitting, standing, or lying in the prone or supine position.

Recall number
Z-1399-2012
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Product
GE Healthcare Automatic Mobile X- Ray (AMX) series: Brivo XR285 15KW, Brivo XR285 30KW, Optima XR200 15KW, Optima XR200 30KW, Optima XR220 15KW, and Optima XR220 30KW. General Electric, Waukesha, WI Indicated for taking radiographic exposures of the skull, spinal column, chest, abdomen, extremities, and other body parts with the patient sitting, standing, or lying in the prone or supine position.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2011-12-23
Posted
2012-04-24
Terminated
2014-01-16
Reason
GE Healthcare has become aware of a discrepancy on the x-ray source assembly of the mobile radiographic product, related to the light field to x-ray field edge alignment.
Root cause
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act
Action
GE Healthcare will issue an Important Electronic Product Radiation Warning letter to customers. The letter will describe the defect and related hazards, along with the safety instructions, affected product, and product correction GE Healthcare will, without charge, remedy the defect or bring the product into compliance with each applicable Federal and IEC standard in accordance with an approved plan, the details of which will be included in a subsequent communication to customers or through a GE Healthcare field engineer site visit. A GE Healthcare Service Representative will update the external tube port on the source assembly to address the issue. Questions or concerns can be directed to the Call Center at 800-437-1171 or your local GE Healthcare Service Representative.
Quantity
130 installed in US
Distribution
USA (nationwide)
Lot, serial or model codes
All associated serial numbers.
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
IZL
Firm FEI
2126677
Firm city
Waukesha
Firm state
WI
Firm country
not on file

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