GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a Wall Stand Cable Breakage Recall
GE Healthcare is recalling Proteus XR/a X-ray systems with wall stands due to potential breakage of steel support cables. No injuries have been reported.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (falling equipment) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria for medical devices.
Plain-English summary
GE Healthcare is recalling Proteus XR/a X-ray imaging systems equipped with wall stands, specifically model number 600-0301. The recall involves 3,096 units distributed across the United States and numerous international locations.
The recall was initiated because GE Healthcare became aware of a potential safety issue where the two steel cables supporting the bucky device in the wall stand may break. The source text explicitly states that no injuries have been reported in connection with this defect.
Affected units are identified by specific serial numbers and system IDs listed in the recall documentation. Users of these systems should contact GE Healthcare for further instructions on how to address the potential cable breakage issue.
The recalled product
- Product
- GE Healthcare, Proteus XR/a with wall stand model number 600-0301.
- Manufacturer
- GE Healthcare
Distribution
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