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Device product

KODAK DirectView DR 9000 System, Catalog Numbers 1966688 (US and Canada) and 8161937 (outside the US and Canada) --- A permanently installed diagnostic x-ray system composed of 3 main components: an operator console, U-Arm assembly with x-ray tube including a collimator, and a stationary generator.

Z-2137-2014

May 30, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Carestream Health Inc.
Event
Event 68406
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Domestic: 100 units; Foreign: 46 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2137-2014

Official wording

Reason: A control system failure may cause the U-Arm to move downward unexpectedly when the Radiology Technologist is positioning the equipment using the "Up" or "Down" control buttons. Downward movement occurs at three times the normal rate of speed and will continue until the device control button is released, the Emergency Stop button is activated or the equipment Bump Sensor contacts an object.

Code information: Service Code 1534

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, China, Italy, Germany, Greece, Kuwait, Spain, South Africa, and United Arab Emirates.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    A control system failure may cause the U-Arm to move downward unexpectedly when the Radiology Technologist is positioning the equipment using the "Up" or "Down" control buttons. Downward movement occurs at three times the normal rate of speed and will continue until the device control button is released, the Emergency Stop button is activated or the equipment Bump Sensor contacts an object.