Recalls / —

—#82009

Product

Innova 2121-IQ/3131-IQ Biplane Cardiovascular Imaging System.

FDA product code

JAA — System, X-Ray, Fluoroscopic, Image-Intensified

Device class

Class 2

Medical specialty

Radiology

510(k) numbers

K060259, K061163

Affected lot / code info

SYSTEM ID:  0847160005 542120XR02  561548BIP  561881BP1  630856H3131 817465AR3131  985867INNOVA31 COR373301 EG1000VA01 LY1086VA01 M4166990  05448VAS01 VAD2121  YE1002VA01 YV0365   NOT LOCOLIZED S/N CHILLER 798080-21 796259-09 794637-08 795371-01 796133-12 796259-05 796464-08 796464-13 796464-15 796767-05 796941-03 796941-04 796941-07 796941-09 797178-05 797179-03 797179-08 797179-12 797449-03 797449-06 797632-02 797812-04 797812-09 797812-10 797812-12 767326-03 770355-02 772153-13 767746-05 785678-16 794637-11 799172-07 799347-03 799347-05 796260-01 783679-01 797178-03 797179-07 797179-09 797179-11 797812-14 797812-16 799347-02 798449-01 798449-02 798449-03

Why it was recalled

Potential pump failure associated with the Coolix 4000 chiller of the Innova single plane and biplane systems that may stop the chiller from working. If a chiller failure occurs, the user will be informed with a message on the n-room monitor stating that three minutes are left before the X-ray is inhibited. This could lead to a delay in treatment and possible additional X-ray exposure and contra

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Consignees were sent on May 1, 2009 a GE Healthcare " Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated April 16, 2009. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrator/ Risk Manger, Mangers of Radiology/ Cardiology, and Radiologists/ Cardiologists. The letter described the problem, Safety Issue, Affected Product Details, Safety Instructions, Product Correction and Contact Information.

Recalling firm

Firm

GE Medical Systems, LLC

Address

3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188-1615

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution: USA, ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CHINA, CROATIA, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, LATVIA, LIBYA, MEXICO, NORWAY, POLAND, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SPAIN, SWEDEN, TAIWAN, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, ROMANIA, ISRAEL, UKRAINE, YEMEN, BELARUS, and AUSTRALIA.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2009-04-16

Posted by FDA

2009-11-09

Terminated

2015-12-03

Status

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Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #82009. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.