Terminated

Kenex Radiation Shield and surgical lamps installed with GE Healthcare Interventional, Surgery, CT and X-Ray Imaging systems. Kenex Suspension installed with Radiation shield and lamp with following model numbers: E03971AA;E03981AA;E30421AA;E30431AA;E30591CA;E30591HD;E30591HL;E30591EB;E30511P;E30591AB;E30591B;E30511Q;E30591C;E30591A;E30591RR;E30591CB;E30591E;E33591PA;E33591PC. Product Usage: Personnel protective shield is a device intended for medical purposes to protect the patient, the operator, or other persons from unnecessary exposure to radiation during radiologic procedures by providing an attenuating barrier to radiation.

FDA Recall Z-1706-2014 · Posted 2014-06-03

Recalling FirmGE Healthcare, LLC

Recall StatusTerminated

Product CodeKPY

Date Initiated2014-05-02

Date Terminated2015-02-25

Product Quantity3221 (108 US, 3113 OUS).

Reason for Recall

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to the improper installation of a Kenex ceiling suspended radiation shield and surgical lamp. This issue is not related to the design of the Kenex product. The affected products are limited to installations completed or contracted by GE Healthcare. There has been a reported incident of a radiation shield falling from the ceil

Firm Action

GE Healthcare sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter # 12209 dated May 2, 2014. The letter was addressed to Director of Biomedical Engineering, Director of Radiology and Chief of Cardiology. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. For questions they should call 1-800-345-2700. For other countries, they should contact their local GE Healthcare Service Representative. .

Root Cause

Equipment maintenance

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, and YEMEN.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.