Events

Recall of GE Healthcare Revolution EVO & Optima CT Systems CT660, CT670, CT680, CT540

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2018-RN-00499-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-05-16
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2018-RN-00499-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has identified that some ct systems may have a damaged cable that can expose 120vac to service engineers working inside the gantry. this issue does not affect patients or operators external to the equipment.When the gantry front cover is removed to allow servicing of components inside the gantry, cover dollies are used to manipulate the cover. during the removal or reattachment of the front cover, a bracket can contact an internal power supply cable and damage that cable’s insulation. this can expose the conductor of a 120vac power supply cable and electrify the cover dolly, thereby introducing the risk of an electrical shock hazard to the service personnel.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare is advising they will be in contact with affected users to arrange for the correction to be implemented. In the interim, the system may continue to be used as this issue does not impact patients or CT operators. Users should ensure service technicians are aware of the issue and to wear protective gloves when using the cover dollies. GE Healthcare have updated the service manual to prevent recurrence of this issue in the event of a replacement of the cable in the future. Users should follow the instructions outlined on the Customer Letter to download the latest Service Manual.

Device

GE Healthcare Revolution EVO & Optima CT Systems CT660, CT670, CT680, CT540
  • Model / Serial
    GE Healthcare Revolution EVO & Optima CT SystemsCT660, CT670, CT680, CT540Revolution EVO Model Numbers: 5454001-61, 5454001-160, 5454001-60 and 5454001-260 Optima CT660Model Numbers: 5454001, 5454001-41, -100, -220, -200, -40, -22, -140, -240, -122, -222Optima CT670/680 Model Numbers: 5454001-230, 5454001-330 Optima CT540Model Numbers: 5432539, 5432539-2, 5432539-3, 5432539-5 and 6447929ARTG Number: 116979
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd