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Device recall: Kenex Radiation Shield installed with GE Healthcare Interventional, Surgery, CT and X-Ray Imaging systems.
GE Healthcare (Waukesha, WI) initiated this device recall on 9 Mar 2015; FDA lists 1 product record under event 70749, 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 21 Dec 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
"GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an improper installation of a ceiling suspended pendent supporting a radiation shield and/or surgical lamp. The pendent system was not installed per specified installation requirements. There has been a reported incident of a radiation shield falling from the ceiling causing a minor injury."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : CA and MA., and to the countries of : SPAIN, INDIA, JAPAN, AZERBAIJAN, BULGARIA, BELARUS, SWITZERLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, EGYPT,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1441-2015 | Kenex Radiation Shield installed with GE Healthcare Interventional, Surgery, CT and X-Ray Imaging systems. | 797 (3 US, 794 OUS). | Class II | Terminated | 22 Apr 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: "GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an improper installation of a ceiling suspended pendent supporting a radiation shield and/or surgical lamp. The pendent system was not installed per specified installation requirements. There has been a reported incident of a radiation shield falling from the ceiling causing a minor injury."
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 Distribution to the states of : CA and MA., and to the countries of : SPAIN, INDIA, JAPAN, AZERBAIJAN, BULGARIA, BELARUS, SWITZERLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, EGYPT,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 21 Dec 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.