Events

Recall of MILLENNIUM VG VARIABLE GEOMETRY DUAL DETECTOR CAMERA

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
    84861
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-31
  • 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
    A potential hazardous situation may occur if the collimator locking handle is not properly placed in the lock position and the warning circuit does not detect that the collimator is unlocked because of the patient proximity to the collimator during a clinical scan. there have been no injuries reported as a result of this issue.

Device

MILLENNIUM VG VARIABLE GEOMETRY DUAL DETECTOR CAMERA
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: H2505SA (Lot serial: > 10 lot numbers contact mfg); Model Catalog: ASM000085 (Lot serial: 10158); Model Catalog: ASM001083 (Lot serial: 10332); Model Catalog: ASM000085 (Lot serial: 10332); Model Catalog: ASM001083 (Lot serial: 10158)
  • Product Description
    Millennium VG Variable Geometry Dual Detector Gamma Camera;VARICAM
  • Manufacturer
    GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)