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Device recall: GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a with wall stand model number 2260354. Intended for use in generating radiographic images of h
GE Healthcare (Waukesha, WI) initiated this device recall on 30 Jan 2015; FDA lists 1 product record under event 70514, classified Class II.
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 1,153 device enforcement events initiated in 2015 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 15 Sep 2015. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. GE Healthcare has 44 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, Waukesha, WI.
Reason for recall
"Potential breakage of the steel cable which supports the bucky device in certain wall stands of Proteus XR/a X-ray imaging systems. A fall of a bucky while the system is in use could result in an injury to a patient or operator."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI,and…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1248-2015 | GE Healthcare Proteus XR/a with wall stand model number 2260354. Intended for use in generating radiographic images of human anatomy in all general purpose diagnostic procedures. This device is not intended for mammographic applications. | 192 (131 US, 61 OUS). | Class II | Terminated | 18 Mar 2015 |
Context
Other enforcement events for GE Healthcare
All 44 events for GE Healthcare
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Potential breakage of the steel cable which supports the bucky device in certain wall stands of Proteus XR/a X-ray imaging systems. A fall of a bucky while the system is in use could result in an injury to a patient or operator."
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-US (nationwide) including the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI,and…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 15 Sep 2015. "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.