Device recall: OEC 9800; OEC FluoroTrak 9800 Plus; OEC 9800 Plus; OEC 9800 MD Motorized C-arm System, 892.1650 Image-intensified…
Class I FDA enforcement event 51222. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Please be aware that this is not a new recall. The firm has taken action; but, due to administrative issues this recall is now being classified by the Agency. The vertical lift column power supply in the mainframe C-arm of the device is defective and subject to early life failure.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc started this device recall on 22 Feb 2008. The firm address in the FDA record is in Salt Lake City, UT. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 51222 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 1 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 19 Feb 2013.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on . openFDA export of .
Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution.
Recalling firm
GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2038-2012 | OEC 9800; OEC FluoroTrak 9800 Plus; OEC 9800 Plus; OEC 9800 MD Motorized C-arm System, 892.1650 Image-intensified fluoroscopic x-ray system. The OEC 9800 is designed to provide fluoroscopic and spot-film imaging of the patient during diagnostic, surgical and interventional procedures. The system includes features… | 8214 units | Class I | Terminated | 1 Aug 2012 |
openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports.
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2008
- 18
- Share of these events in Class I
- 6%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 28
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2038-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 51222. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/51222/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide distribution.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 51222?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
8214 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2008 have the same class?
- 6% of the 18 device events that started in 2008 are in Class I.