Events

Recall of Device Recall GE Healthcare Senographe Essential 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
    65372
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1519-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-01-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-06-26
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-11-26
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=118713
  • 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
    Full field digital system, x-ray mammographic - Product Code MUE
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has recently become aware of a potential issue due to inaccessible operator instructions associated with the defective operator manual cd of the senographe essential.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare will notify customers with affected systems via letter and enclose a new CD- Rom, along with notification that a GE Representative will schedule an appointment to install the User's Manual along with a GE Service Engineer will go on site to install it on the control station of the Senograph Essential system. 16- H LA 6. Notification of all dealers and purchasers is to be made within 15 working days of receipt of this letter. GE Healthcare will secure and summarize documentation that the manual has been installed and is available on each affected system and provide summarize of the documentation to the district recall coordinator. For further questions please call ( 262 ) 513-4122.

Device

Device Recall GE Healthcare Senographe Essential System
  • Model / Serial
    Models 5144816-10 rev 2, 3 or 6 and 5144816-10-LE rev1.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution including the states of NJ, CO, LA, AL, OH, MA, NC, ME, WI, GA, PA, TX, IN, NY, MO, KY, KS, CA, MN, FL and IL.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare Senographe Essential System. || The Senographe 2000D system generates digital mamnmographic images that can be used for screening and in the diagnosis of breast cancer. The Senographe 2000D is intended to be used in the same clinical applications as traditional film-based mamnmographic systems.
  • 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