Events

Recall of Brivo NM615

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Healthcare, LLC.

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
    69570
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0189-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-10-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-12-16
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-02-27
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=130973
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
  • Reason
    Ge is issuing this recall due to a potential safety issue related to a portion of the system falling onto the patient during a scan due to fasteners being loose that secured the camera to the gantry. ge is updating the preventative maintenance procedure and schedule, and added an additional preventative maintenance check for loose fasteners on the nuclear medicaine systems.
  • Action
    The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter, GEHC Ref# 40860, dated October 14, 2014 to its consignees. The letter described the Safety Issue, safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, actions to be taken and Contact Information. For questions, consignees in the United States, can contact 1-800-437-1171, for other countries they can contact their GE Healthcare Service Representative.

Device

Brivo NM615
  • Model / Serial
    Mfg Lot or Serial # System ID 24013 702304NM615 24001 406222LN615 24003 478272NM 24004 405456NM615 24006 806665NM615 24019 030151NU17 24011 NM24011 24014 NM24014 24020 NM24020 24015 NM24015 24016 GON1427120 24002 HC0541NU03 24009 387171NU01 24010 HC3366NU02 24007 083026241010212 00000000116BH4 083026040018413 00000000117BH2 083026020020313 24008 A5635609 24017 NM24017  00000000084BH4 PK1267NM01 24005 ZA2446NM01 24012 ZA1819NM04
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Guam, Puerto Rico and DC; and countries of: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BELRARUS, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA,MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN,SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIET NAAM.
  • Product Description
    Brivo NM615, is an all-purpose, single detector integrated nuclear imaging system. Models H3100TP, H3100TN, H3100TT, H3100TR, H3100TW, H3100WZ, H2401MP, H2401MN, H2401MT, H2401MR, H2401MW, H2401NJ. || Product Usage: The Brivo NM 615 is an emission computed tomography system intended to detect the location and distribution of gamma ray photon emitting radionuclides in the body and to produce cross-sectional images through computer reconstruction of the data. The Brivo NM 615 system is intended for General Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures using variety of scanning modes supported by various acquisition types. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, and accessories
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare, LLC

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare, LLC
  • Manufacturer Address
    GE Healthcare, LLC, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA