FDA recall record

Palodex Group Oy Gendex GXPS-500 SOLID STATE X-RAY IMAGER recall — FDA Z-0840-2020

Slow degradation of plastic insulation used in the PSU DC plug of the DIGORA Optime, Scan eXam, Express, GXPS-500 systems may result in short circuiting…

Class IIclassification
Z-0840-2020official record ID
Jan 29, 2020report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-0840-2020
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmPalodex Group Oy
Report dateJan 29, 2020
Recall initiation dateJan 7, 2020
Quantity101
LocationTuusula, Finland

Official product description

Gendex GXPS-500 SOLID STATE X-RAY IMAGER (FLAT PANEL/DIGITAL IMAGER)

Why the product was recalled

Slow degradation of plastic insulation used in the PSU DC plug of the DIGORA Optime, Scan eXam, Express, GXPS-500 systems may result in short circuiting which may cause heating and melting. The melting may generate smoke and eventually cause the PSU to fail.

Distribution information

US: WI and PA OUS: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, POLAND, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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