Events

Recall of MR APPLICATIONS

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
    18266
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-08-02
  • 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 healthcare has become aware that image orientation of reference series displayed in functool diffusion tensor/fibertrak protocol on advantage workstation mr applications may not match with the orientation annotations displayed in the viewport. this issue may impact patient safety.

Device

MR APPLICATIONS

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)