Events

Recall of DISCOVERY NM 630 SYSTEM - MAIN UNIT

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
    31460
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-09-27
  • 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
    There maybe contact between the detector and patient's elbow during spect protocols using 45 degree angular steps when a patient's arms are positioned above the head. there maybe patient contact with unprotected surface of equipment.

Device

DISCOVERY NM 630 SYSTEM - MAIN UNIT

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)