Events

Recall of Device Recall GE Healthcare AW Server

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
    60357
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0486-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-11-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-01-11
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-07-03
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=105098
  • 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, image processing, radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    2 unrelated software issues: an incorrect patient name maybe displayed when switching between two volume viewer tabs with different patients. also, if a second patient exam is selected while the application is starting, the second patient's data will be displayed with the first patient's name display on the applications tab.
  • Action
    Consignees were sent on 11/17/11 a GE "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letters dated November, 16 2011 The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators, Radiology Mangers and Risk Managers. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. For the first issue, customers were asked to contact their field engineer to install the correct configuration file. Also, customers should not apply the recommended changes from the Customer Release Note as those changes cause the issue to occur. With the second issue, customers are to wait until the application has fully initialized before making another patient exam selection. GE Healthcare will correct all affected AW server installations via a software upgrade at no cost to the customer. A representative will contact customers to arrange for the correction. Questions should be directed to customers' local GE Healthcare Service Representative or at the numbers provided in the letter.

Device

Device Recall GE Healthcare AW Server
  • Model / Serial
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  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including states of AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, HI, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS,MO, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI and countries of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, TURKEY, THAILAND, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SINGAPORE, SAUDI ARABIA, REUNION, QATAR, POLAND, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, LEBANON, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, ITALY, ISRAEL, HONG KONG, GUADELOUPE, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, FRANCE, FINLAND, ESTONIA, EGYPT, DENMARK, CANADA, BRAZIL, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BELGIUM, and AUSTRALIA.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare AW Server version 2.0 with release 2.0 - 4.0 || A medical software system that allows multiple users to remotely access AW || applications from compatible computers on a network.
  • 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