Events

Recall of Device Recall GE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710

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
    65958
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0024-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-26
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-10-17
  • 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=121037
  • 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, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue related with the dmpr function and screen saved images on your scanner which involves optima ct660, brivo ct385, discovery pet/ct 610, discovery pet/ct 710. the dmpr and screen save functionality may possibly generate the same series uid. it has been seen that some pacs may combine series under a patient using only the series uid.
  • Action
    Consignees were sent a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated March 26, 2013. The letter was addressed to Director of Radiology, Emergency Medicine Physicians and Radiologic Technologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information.

Device

Device Recall GE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710
  • Model / Serial
    MfgLotorSerial# 00000428413CN9 00000429077CN1 00000429247CN0 00000430152CN9 00000430656CN9 00000430999CN3 00000431369CN8 00000429701CN6 00000430064CN6 00000431187CN4 00000429354CN4 00000431447CN2 00000293950HM2 00000429821CN2 00000429946CN7 00000430001CN8 00000293950HM2 00000430632CN0 Shipped Shipped Shipped 00000429572CN1 00000428755CN3 00000428755CN3 00000428868CN4 00000293949HM4 00000428536CN7 00000429820CN4
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IA, IS, LA, MA, MO, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI, and the countries of UNITED KINGDOM, DENMARK, CHILE, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, CANADA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRANCE GUIANA, GERMANY, GUADELOUPE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAHSTAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, MYANMA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UZBEKISTAN, and VIETNAM.
  • Product Description
    GE PET Discovery 610, PET Discovery 710. || Intended for head and whole body attenuation corrected Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging.
  • 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