Events

Recall of DISCOVERY CT750 HD - OPERATOR CONSOLE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE).

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
    26286
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-05-30
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Ge has become aware of some non-safety related software issues associated with the discovery ct750 hd ct scanner. the recall is to inform and provide mitigation for the malfunctions associsted with the chest kernel ring issue scan aborts ma transition with use of ecg modulation algorithm keyboard non-response to commands (x/motif) and adjustments to the estimated dose algorithm for multi-cluster group exams using auto ma.

Device

DISCOVERY CT750 HD - OPERATOR CONSOLE

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)