Events

Recall of Device Recall GE Healthcare Discovery IGS 740

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

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
    71508
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1975-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-05-29
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-07-03
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-10-28
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=138202
  • 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
    Interventional fluoroscopic x-ray system - Product Code OWB
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue that may result in the loss of c-arm gantry motion capability on fluoroscopic interventional imaging systems (innova, optima and discovery).
  • Action
    The firm, GE Healthcare, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter on 5/29/2015- GEHC Ref#12231- dated May 29, 2015 to their Consignees. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, and contact Information. The customers were instructed that you may continue to use the system and avoid rapid direction changes with the gantry motions and prevent potential collisions with other equipment. If the failure occurs during interventional examination, please ensure that you have established procedures for handling patients in case of the loss of gantry motion as stated in your product labeling. GE Healthcare will correct all affected products at no cost to you. A GE Healthcare representative will contact you to arrange for this correction. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.

Device

Device Recall GE Healthcare Discovery IGS 740
  • Model / Serial
    Serial Number System ID 15A2A0007 GON4109348 15A2A0013 740FMCD740 0000015A2A0009 355495XR01
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MS, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI; and countries of: ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, RUSSIA, UNITED KINGDOM, and VIETNAM.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare Discovery IGS 740 & GE Healthcare Innova IGS 740. || Angiographic X-ray systems used in generating fluoroscopic and rotational images of human anatomy for diagnostic, interventional and image-guided surgical procedures.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare

Manufacturer

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