Events

Recall of Device Recall CT/e and HiSpeed X/i computed Tomography systems

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Medical Systems, 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
    50528
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2224-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-12-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-09-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-01-27
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=75703
  • 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, x-ray, tomography, computed - Product Code JAK
  • Reason
    During internal testing, ge healthcare has recently determined that the collimator used on our ct/e and hispeed x/i families of computed tomography systems does not comply with the specific requirements in united states title 21 of the code of federal regulations, and iec 60601-1-3, related to leakage radiation from the diagnostic source assembly, which includes the collimator. the excess leak.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare issued an "Important - Electronic Product Radiation Warning" to affected customers. GE Healthcare field service representative will perform a field corrective action on all affected units. All potential users of the device should be made aware of the notification and the information contained. For further information, contact GE Healthcare at 1-800-437-1171 (US) or by contacting your local GE Healthcare service manager.

Device

Device Recall CT/e and HiSpeed X/i computed Tomography systems
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- UNITED STATES (AL, AZ, AR, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, LMN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, PR,SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV and WI), ALGERIA, ANTIGUA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINIA, BRAZIL BULGARIA, BYELORUSSIAN, CAMERON, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK , DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, IVORY COST, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, , MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGER, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN F=FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK IA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND , SYRIA ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TUNISIA, TURKEY,, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, YEMEN and YUGOSLAVIA.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare CT/e and HiSpeed X/i, families of computed tomography Systems with Gantry. || The CT/e and HiSpeed X/i families CT Scanner Systems are indicated for head and whole body X-ray Computed Tomography applications.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Medical Systems, LLC

Manufacturer

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