Recall of Device Recall GE Ultrasound Vivid E9

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
    67905
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1488-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-03-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-04-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-01-14
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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, imaging, pulsed doppler, ultrasonic - Product Code IYN
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue where the probe power surveillance settings for 4 probes (c1-5-d, c2-9-d, ic5-9-d and m5sc-d) are incorrect. this may result in a situation where probes can overheat.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated March 27, 2014. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk Managers, Managers of Radiology / Managers of Cardiology. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information (Contact your local GE Healthcare service representative).

Device

  • Model / Serial
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  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    USA Nationwide Distribution in the states of: CA, CO EL, GA, IN, KS, KY , LA, MA, MI, MO, MT, NY, NM, NV, US: OH, TX, VA, WI. OUS: ARABIC EMIRATES, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, INDIA,IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, NETHERLAND, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN.
  • Product Description
    GE Vivid E9 Ultrasound System, a general-purpose ultrasound system, specialized for use in cardiac imaging.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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