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Class II FDA enforcement event 64796. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
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Class II, in the words of FDA
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
GE Healthcare It started this device recall on 20 Nov 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Barrington, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 64796 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Sep 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Dec 2017.
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 - US Distribution to GA, OH, NY, TX, TN ,MN and Internationally to India, Australia, Canada, England, Qatar, and Scotland.
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare It, Barrington, IL.
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-2671-2016 | Centricity Laboratory Core Lab System 4.1 The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be an information system designed to support the clinical and administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of clinical laboratory services and facilities, e.g., the storing and delivering of analytical… | 17 | Class II | Terminated | 7 Sep 2016 |
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.
Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.
Enforcement report: The FDA publication that lists recalls. It has one record for each product of a recall.
Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.
Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2012
- 823
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 17
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2671-2016The 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 64796. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/64796/. 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
FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to GA, OH, NY, TX, TN ,MN and Internationally to India, Australia, Canada, England, Qatar, and Scotland.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 64796?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
17
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 88% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class II.