Palodex Group Oy: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-0840-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

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

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 7, 2020

Date Posted: January 29, 2020

Recall Number: Z-0840-2020

Event ID: 84544

Reason for Recall:

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 101

Code Information:

Serial Number: GJ1209488, GJ1209489, GJ1209491, GJ1209492, GJ1209493, GJ1209494, GJ1209495, GJ1209496, GJ1209498, GJ1209499, GJ1209504, GJ1209505, GJ1209506, GJ1209507, GJ1209509, GJ1209510, GJ1209511, GJ1209513, GJ1209514, GJ1209516, GJ1211287, GJ1211288, GJ1211289, GJ1211290, GJ1211291, GJ1211292, GJ1211293, GJ1211294, GJ1211295, GJ1211296, GJ1211297, GJ1211298, GJ1211299, GJ1211300, GJ1211301, GJ1211302, GJ1211303, GJ1211304, GJ1211305, GJ1211307, GJ1311619, GJ1311621, GJ1311622, GJ1311623, GJ1311624, GJ1311625, GJ1311626, GJ1311627, GJ1311628, GJ1311629, GJ1311630, GJ1311631, GJ1311632, GJ1311633, GJ1311634, GJ1311635, GJ1311636, GJ1311637, GJ1311638, GJ1311639, GJ1311640, GJ1311641, GJ1311642, GJ1311643, GJ1311644, GJ1311645, GJ1311646, GJ1311647, GJ1311648, GJ1311650, GJ1311651, GJ1311653, GJ1311656, GJ1311658, GJ1311659, GJ1311660, GJ1311661, GJ1311662, GJ1311663, GJ1311664, GJ1311665, GJ1311666, GJ1311669, GJ1311670, GJ1311671, GJ1311672, GJ1311673, GJ1311674, GJ1311675, GJ1311676, GJ1311677, GJ1311678, GJ1311679, GJ1311680, GJ1311681, GJ1311682, GJ1311683, GJ1311684, GJ1311685, GJ1311686, GJ1311722 PSU's having nine-digit serial numbers beginning with four digits as follows: 1143XXXXX 1221XXXXX 1224XXXXX and 1229XXXXX

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated