Table Patient Step on RFX/SFX — Class II medical device recall Z-2179-2017
Terminated recall by GE Healthcare, LLC, reported 2017-06-07, distributed nationwide. Reported incidents of a patient step detaching from the table. A fall from a patient step detaching while in u
| Recall number | Z-2179-2017 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | GE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2017-02-06 |
| Classified | 2017-05-31 |
| Reported by FDA | 2017-06-07 |
| Terminated | 2018-03-02 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AU, BR, CA, CL, CO, CR, DE, EG, ES, FR, GB, GR, HN, HU, ID, IE, IL, IT, JM, JO, KW, MT, MX, MY, PA, PT, RU, SA, SK, TH, VN |
| Reason classes | device malfunction |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00000000025034 |
Product
Table Patient Step on RFX/SFX, Legacy, and Precision 500D systems
Reason for recall
Reported incidents of a patient step detaching from the table. A fall from a patient step detaching while in use could result in an injury to a patient or operator.
Machine access
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