Severity
Moderate
FDA Devices recall · Reported December 24, 2014
While servicing a unit at a customer site, a field engineer discovered a broken bolt from the carriage assembly. Carestream has identified an issue related to the DRX-Revolution …
Carestream Health Inc recalled DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System, MODEL DRXR-1, Service Code 1243, Catalog Number 10601… - a moderate-severity action.
DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System, MODEL DRXR-1, Service Code 1243, Catalog Number 10601… was recalled by Carestream Health Inc in December 24, 2014. Reason: While servicing a unit at a customer site, a field engineer discovered a broken bolt from the carriage assemb…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0800-2015 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Carestream Health Inc issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-While servicing a unit at a customer site, a field engineer discovered a broken bolt from the carriage assemb….
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0800-2015 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
This FDA Devices action (record #Z-0800-2015) was formally reported on December 24, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 25, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Carestream Health Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Rochester, NY. Federal records list the affected scope as 629 units (Domestic: 358 units; Foreign: 271 units).
The documented reason for this recall is: While servicing a unit at a customer site, a field engineer discovered a broken bolt from the carriage assembly. Carestream has identified an issue related to the DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System in which bolts that … Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PALESTINE,…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 3 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
Where this recall sits in its category - 40,322 medical devices recalls on record
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Severity
Moderate
Affected scope
629 units (Domestic: 358 units; Foreign: 271 units)
Related Recalls
6
3 from same agency
DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System, MODEL DRXR-1, Service Code 1243, Catalog Number 1060177 (China) and 1019397 (all other countries) --- Carestream Health, Inc. The DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System is a mobile imaging system that incorporates a self contained x-ray generator, image receptor, imaging display and software for acquiring medical diagnostic images outside of a standard x-ray room. The DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System has a motor for driving the system so that the operator does not have to push the system, but can walk behind the system while it is moving from one location to another.
While servicing a unit at a customer site, a field engineer discovered a broken bolt from the carriage assembly. Carestream has identified an issue related to the DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System in which bolts that secure the x-ray tube assembly/boom to the device mounting block may break. It has been determined that this issue is a result of an improperly assembled part which holds the x-ray
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-0800-2015 |
| Date reported | December 24, 2014 |
| Date initiated | November 25, 2014 |
| Recalling firm | Carestream Health Inc |
| Firm location | Rochester, NY |
| Affected scope | 629 units (Domestic: 358 units; Foreign: 271 units) |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PALESTINE, PHILIPPINES, POLAND… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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