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FDA Devices Moderate Class II 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, th

Reported: June 11, 2014 Initiated: May 2, 2014 #Z-1706-2014

Product Description

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.

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

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
3221 (108 US, 3113 OUS).
Distribution
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.
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled? ▼
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.. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 3221 (108 US, 3113 OUS)..
Why was this product recalled? ▼
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
Which agency issued this recall? ▼
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on June 11, 2014. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1706-2014.

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