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Device recall: GE Healthcare Precision 500D and Proteus XR/a equipped with Wireless Digital Radiography Option (WDR1). The Wireless DR
FDA enforcement event 67401 is a device recall by GE Healthcare, LLC of Waukesha, WI, initiated 20 Jan 2014 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as 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. 91% of the 1,176 device enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 3 Nov 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. GE Healthcare, LLC has 225 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI.
Reason for recall
"GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a software issue associated with patient selection from the worklist on your WDR1(Precision 500D and Proteus XR/a equipped with Wireless Digital Radiography Option) that may impact patient safety. Intermittently when a large number of patient exams are retrieved from the HIS/RIS system, the exams when displayed on the WDR1 are not properly displayed. I"
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL. GA, HI. IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1078-2014 | GE Healthcare Precision 500D and Proteus XR/a equipped with Wireless Digital Radiography Option (WDR1). The Wireless DR Imaging Option ( WDR1), when used with a radiographic imaging system, is indicted for use in general radiographic images of human anatomy. It is intended for use in all routine radiography exams,… | 359 (333 US, 26 OUS). | Class II | Terminated | 5 Mar 2014 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a software issue associated with patient selection from the worklist on your WDR1(Precision 500D and Proteus XR/a equipped with Wireless Digital Radiography Option) that may impact patient safety. Intermittently when a large number of patient exams are retrieved from the HIS/RIS system, the exams when displayed on the WDR1 are not properly displayed. I"
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL. GA, HI. IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 3 Nov 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.