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According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by GE Healthcare.

What is this?

Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 010 02 16 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-04
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=8836
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug Authority, 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    The service procedure describing replacement of a power supply on the rotating side of the gantry specifies the wrong torque for the mounting hardware. because of this error, the three mounting bolts securing the power supply could be over-torqued if the component is replaced on your system.

Device

GE Healthcare CT and PET Service Manual Update Notice
  • Model / Serial
    The following CT Scanners: LightSpeed Ultra (8-slice MDAS), LightSpeed Plus (4-slice MDAS), LightSpeed QX/i (4-slice MDAS), LightSpeed 16 (MDAS Only) The following PET CT Scanners: Discovery ST, Discovery LS
  • Product Description
    CT Scanners, PET CT Scanners
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare