Events

Recall of Device Recall BrightSpeed Excel/Edge/Elite Select Computed Tomography XRay System

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
    56922
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0286-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-05-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-03-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-12-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=94928
  • 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
    Computed Tomography X-Ray System - Product Code JAK
  • Reason
    Failure to properly document the ctdi in the technical reference or user manual.
  • Action
    Planned action(s) to repair defect or to bring product into compliance: GE Healthcare will bring the Technical Reference Manual into compliance by correcting the noncompliance in forward production and the installed base units. This will be accomplished by delivering an "Important Electronic Product Radiation Warning" letter and a TRM addendum which contains the corrected information to customers. This will be carried out via a Field Modification Instruction IFMI 229251 planned to be released in October, 2010 with an estimated completion date of April, 2011. The letter identifies the affected product and describes the defect and related hazards. It also asks customers to refer to the TRM addendum for the scan time accuracy, the helical scan exposure time, and the CTDI adjustment factors for 4 and 8 slices. Contact information is also provided.

Device

Device Recall BrightSpeed Excel/Edge/Elite Select Computed Tomography XRay System
  • Model / Serial
    Gantry model numbers 5191001, 5191002, 5191003, and 5191003-2.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution
  • Product Description
    BrightSpeed Excel/Edge/Elite Select Computed Tomography X-Ray System. || For head, whole body X-ray Computed Tomography applications.
  • 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